If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
Job
WisdomWherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Job
WisdomHe heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
Exodus
LawBut Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesDo unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
Psalms
PoetryMy kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
Job
WisdomBut the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
Genesis
Law / MosesHave the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Job
Wisdom / JobA talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Proverbs
WisdomThus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThe captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNaked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Matthew
GospelsThe sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAlso, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawWhose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Psalms
PoetryWho cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
Job
WisdomAnd their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: