But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsYe which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
Amos
Minor ProphetsGird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahTherefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Luke
GospelsAnd as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahIt is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielFor from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luke
GospelsThen Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Acts
History / LukeThen I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThen Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
2 Samuel
HistoryAs the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnConfirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
Acts
History / LukeLive joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.