For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
Acts
History / LukeHe also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
Numbers
Law / MosesTell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
2 Samuel
HistoryBe not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulBlessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Luke
Gospels / LukeYet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
Numbers
Law / MosesSo they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
Psalms
PoetryBehold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
Deuteronomy
LawWho ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
Acts
History / LukeFor Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
Acts
HistoryAnd by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesWhosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
2 John
General EpistlesAnd blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Psalms
PoetryAlso of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.