I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Matthew
GospelsAnd he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBesides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.
Leviticus
LawShould he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAs the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs
WisdomDeclaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsLikewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulHowbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThe word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
Judges
HistoryAnd he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
2 Kings
HistoryHe taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
Job
WisdomWhen once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Luke
Gospels / LukeThat we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd 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
HistoryWhich Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahBut when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our's.
Luke
Gospels / LukeTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: