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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I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
Joshua
HistoryAnd when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
Numbers
LawThe proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Genesis
Law / MosesThus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
John
Gospels / JohnBy faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
Luke
GospelsAnd if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus
LawSo Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
1 Samuel
HistoryTherefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiHaving therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
Genesis
Law / MosesEither a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThen certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Psalms
PoetryHast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
Job
Wisdom / JobThen said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThen Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: