And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosFear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHe that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
Acts
History / LukeThat chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Luke
GospelsAnd if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.
Numbers
LawAnd I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
Acts
History / LukeOpen thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.
Joshua
HistoryA bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
Leviticus
LawAnd when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
2 Kings
HistorySon of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,