Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
James
General Epistles / JamesThen Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
Judges
History / SamuelAnd whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewShe will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Proverbs
WisdomIs not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Job
WisdomThey have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
Psalms
PoetryAnd thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesSo likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBut he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHave mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Psalms
PoetryThrough wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.
Numbers
Law / MosesYe who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosKnow now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.
2 Kings
HistoryThey break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNo man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
Judges
HistoryIn the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahMy soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?