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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
Exodus
Law / MosesThou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahI make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
Ezra
HistoryStrangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaIt is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
Deuteronomy
LawWhatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
Leviticus
LawAnd Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
Acts
History / LukeBecause strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewIn thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
Exodus
LawAnd the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhen the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
Genesis
Law / MosesLet your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulMy son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Proverbs
WisdomThem hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOn the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Numbers
LawAnd he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.