And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Titus
Pauline EpistlesThen thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielDeliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewMy words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Job
WisdomFor they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThis people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Matthew
GospelsThe mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Esther
HistoryThey said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
Exodus
LawAnd if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
Joshua
HistoryO continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.