The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWhat, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBehold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
Solomon's Song
PoetryFor mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
Acts
History / LukeBeautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,
Joshua
HistoryAnd Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
2 Kings
HistoryAnd it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.
Joshua
HistoryAnd after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.
Numbers
LawThey that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Genesis
Law / MosesNow therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
Judges
History / SamuelNow consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Psalms
PoetryAnd delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Acts
History / LukeBut other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesNow the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
Mark
GospelsO deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
Psalms
PoetryThen one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.