A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
2 Kings
HistoryA time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonTake heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
Luke
GospelsAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
Numbers
Law / MosesTake his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs
WisdomThat thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S.
Exodus
Law / MosesCease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulYet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThey were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
Job
WisdomAnd, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
Genesis
LawI will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
Psalms
PoetryBut Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Deuteronomy
LawThat in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Beth-el: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
Esther
HistoryNo doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
Job
WisdomSome of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThat which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?