Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Job
WisdomThus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
Genesis
LawThen the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
1 Chronicles
HistoryJesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John
GospelsMy tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
Numbers
LawIt shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
Acts
HistoryThe pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHow think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
Esther
History / MordecaiTo be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
Numbers
LawEber, Peleg, Reu,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
Joshua
History / JoshuaOr if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
Leviticus
LawGod hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAs the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonStrive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.