So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSaying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Psalms
PoetryThen stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Acts
HistoryBy reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersConsider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAll the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
Luke
GospelsI have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
Acts
HistoryBut they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Ruth
History / SamuelAnd their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesLet them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Deuteronomy
LawFor then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: