And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosBut now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
Judges
HistoryAnd there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mark
GospelsAnd Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
Psalms
PoetryYe have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielYet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
Exodus
LawTheir tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
Luke
Gospels / LukeTherefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
John
Gospels / JohnNow that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulTherefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.