And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
Job
Wisdom / JobBut this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
John
Gospels / JohnI will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsFrom the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen the disciples went away again unto their own home.
John
GospelsBut to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesHis eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesIn the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
Joshua
HistoryNo, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
Luke
GospelsAnd thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
Exodus
LawWhy did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
Acts
HistoryBut ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
John
GospelsNow when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
Acts
HistorySacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
Psalms
PoetryWhose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
John
GospelsAnd when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
Acts
History / LukeHitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.