The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Proverbs
WisdomHearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThese ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
Job
WisdomThen Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHave mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTake heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesEven unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus
LawAnd upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
Numbers
LawFor he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
James
General Epistles / JamesThe LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
Psalms
PoetryFor mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
Psalms
PoetrySo the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
Judges
HistoryFor thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.