Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFrom whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
2 Chronicles
HistoryLet mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
Acts
History / LukeO that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesWhich by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
Exodus
Law / MosesA man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Proverbs
WisdomThen said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
2 Kings
HistoryHe sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
Acts
History / LukeFor there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesTherefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomUpon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
Exodus
LawThe elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsI opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Psalms
PoetryAnd wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.