It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThese waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
Revelation
ApocalypticThey continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.
Psalms
PoetryThen the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahOut of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
Luke
GospelsBut if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
Numbers
LawThree bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis
Law / MosesThis is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesTheir visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsOnly the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
Joshua
HistoryTherefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
Job
WisdomAnd saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
Mark
GospelsHis lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBehold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.
Leviticus
LawAnd her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
Mark
Gospels / MarkMuch people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.