For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
Genesis
LawSo the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahLet us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanLet them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Psalms
PoetryThat ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
2 Peter
General EpistlesAnd it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsPut away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Luke
Gospels / LukePaul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThey shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
Genesis
LawBe pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
Psalms
PoetryThou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.