Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
Numbers
LawThen the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
Numbers
Law / MosesTherefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
Psalms
PoetryAnd Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
Jude
General EpistlesAnd the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
Nehemiah
HistoryJerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThey have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mark
Gospels / MarkThus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWill he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
Psalms
PoetryThen Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
Joshua
History / JoshuaHow doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Lamentations
Major ProphetsBut if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielPeace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?