For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
John
Gospels / JohnHowl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLet it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd thirty and six thousand beeves,
Numbers
LawThen said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThey have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
Psalms
PoetryArise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahA man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
Psalms
PoetryBecause that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulMoreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
2 Chronicles
HistoryNow in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
Judges
HistoryAnd when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
Judges
History / SamuelHow much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
Job
WisdomAnd he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
John
Gospels / JohnThen said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
Acts
HistoryAnd Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
Nehemiah
HistoryThen went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
Judges
HistoryThat the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Job
WisdomAnd it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
1 Samuel
HistoryTo him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job
WisdomBut Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.