Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
Job
WisdomAnd they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
Exodus
Law / MosesA true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
Exodus
Law / MosesFor the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.
Genesis
Law / MosesWhat man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Job
WisdomAnd she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
Ruth
History / SamuelO Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAfter this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnWhile I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
John
Gospels / JohnThe workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIsrael then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThere is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
Esther
History / MordecaiThou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.