The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress.
1 Samuel
HistoryWherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Job
WisdomTo whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
James
General EpistlesAnd many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
John
GospelsFrom the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Judges
HistoryRemove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDevise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Proverbs
WisdomShe crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonLittle children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
John
GospelsThey hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
John
Gospels / JohnHe healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Psalms
PoetryMy heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWhich maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;
Exodus
LawAll the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
Joshua
HistoryAnd thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.
Exodus
LawAnd the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.