And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
Revelation
ApocalypticCome with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
Solomon's Song
PoetryThou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
James
General EpistlesFor God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Numbers
LawNevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Acts
HistoryAnd they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Exodus
LawAnd he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
Ruth
History / SamuelBut unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis
Law / MosesSo foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
Psalms
PoetryFor he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
2 John
General EpistlesI am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.
Judges
History / SamuelIf there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
Job
WisdomAnd ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiAnd David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?
2 Samuel
HistoryFor I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
Joshua
HistoryNo man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.