If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNow the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Luke
GospelsFlee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
Ruth
HistoryBehold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Psalms
PoetryIn stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
John
Gospels / JohnBut I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
1 Kings
HistoryBut he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
Matthew
GospelsBehold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
Ecclesiastes
WisdomIn that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
Exodus
LawThou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWho is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
James
General EpistlesAnd Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
Ruth
HistoryAs also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterThou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.