I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Exodus
LawRighteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonLet thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
Psalms
PoetryBut they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWhatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonSell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Luke
GospelsWherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
1 Samuel
HistoryEven those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
1 Samuel
HistoryWhen he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIn his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSpeak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:
Numbers
LawThe righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
Exodus
LawAnd seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
Acts
History / LukeAnd mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth.