But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
Psalms
PoetryThen cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
John
Gospels / JohnThe inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThat thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWho hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahIt was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Genesis
LawAnd they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
Luke
Gospels / LukeCome, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs
WisdomSo is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Psalms
PoetryIn the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonRejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThe fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahMoreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
1 Chronicles
HistoryA brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
Luke
GospelsBefore Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
Psalms
PoetryI have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is our's, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.