For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsO daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
2 Samuel
HistoryThese are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
Genesis
Law / MosesA wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
Genesis
LawAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
Exodus
LawThis is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
Numbers
LawAnd thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
Numbers
LawThe sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanIf I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
Job
WisdomAnd he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
Leviticus
LawThey did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.