There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs
WisdomSo the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahWherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraLet them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
Proverbs
WisdomFor every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewLORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHe hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
Psalms
PoetryNow the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNow these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Revelation
ApocalypticThe memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Proverbs
Wisdom(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesCursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Ezra
HistoryAnd the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.