A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
Acts
History / LukeThen this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielIn the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke
GospelsFor thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBuy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
2 Samuel
HistoryWherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
Numbers
LawI have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Job
WisdomAnd Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
Numbers
Law / MosesIt shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
Genesis
LawAnd he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
Matthew
GospelsAnd out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBut I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
Deuteronomy
LawSaying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Acts
History / LukeDraw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Psalms
PoetryHe was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
John
GospelsBut that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThese are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.