My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
Psalms
PoetryAnd David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanGrace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
2 John
General EpistlesThe things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
Job
WisdomAll fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
Leviticus
LawIf I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
Luke
GospelsHe that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Numbers
LawAnd I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomBecause I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSeventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielFor the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Proverbs
WisdomWives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonIn the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
1 Chronicles
HistoryShall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryOr if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
Leviticus
LawFor unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.