And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
1 Samuel
HistoryThere was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
Acts
HistoryAnd he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Exodus
LawAnd ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Joel
Minor ProphetsThen the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThe LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Proverbs
WisdomBut the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
Luke
GospelsThen Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
John
Gospels / JohnQuicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
1 Kings
HistoryWherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahOn that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mark
GospelsThen Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
2 Samuel
HistoryThou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielI have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThey have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahA several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;
Numbers
Law / MosesThe dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.