Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewConcerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
1 Kings
HistorySay unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAll that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.
Numbers
Law / MosesIf a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
Judges
HistoryThen answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
Esther
HistoryWould to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulNow therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.
Joshua
HistoryAnd they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
Genesis
LawThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Job
Wisdom / JobBehold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Luke
GospelsJesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
John
GospelsSeek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.