I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
Genesis
LawSaying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
Acts
HistoryAll the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryBut I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
Genesis
Law / MosesThose that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
Numbers
LawThen Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
Acts
History / LukeThe waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahThis is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
Daniel
Major ProphetsOf Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
Numbers
LawAnd he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
Joshua
HistoryAnd I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
Genesis
Law / MosesGreat is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahWherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahHow he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesServants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Luke
GospelsAnd Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Luke
GospelsAnd this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.