I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
Psalms
PoetryThe Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAfter he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Job
WisdomFor the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis
Law / MosesTherefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Ruth
HistoryAnd ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
Leviticus
LawHast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
Job
WisdomAnd they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
Deuteronomy
LawWe are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
Judges
HistoryAnd he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSaying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Genesis
LawWherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Luke
Gospels / LukeI have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.