And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Psalms
PoetryUnderstand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Psalms
PoetryAnd Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
Luke
GospelsFor the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Revelation
ApocalypticThis they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
John
GospelsDeliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
Psalms
PoetryShould thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job
Wisdom / JobBut I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesThat your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
1 Samuel
HistoryBehold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahI have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTo preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBehold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John
General EpistlesThey shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
Psalms
PoetrySaul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
Genesis
LawBut ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: