O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Psalms
PoetryPeradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
Genesis
Law / MosesJesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
John
Gospels / JohnFor 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
HistoryFor I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Matthew
GospelsTake heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
Judges
HistoryAnd I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAgain the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
John
GospelsAnd when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
Acts
History / LukeI will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis
LawTreasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAfter these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThen Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut there shall not an hair of your head perish.
Luke
GospelsTheir camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.