And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulPhilip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
Matthew
GospelsIf any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
Joshua
HistoryFor the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahTake away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosSave me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThere cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
John
GospelsFor the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThe tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
Exodus
LawWherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
Job
WisdomAnd now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
Acts
History / LukeFor who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.