Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumSo David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAlso the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNeither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsLo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsMy soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Psalms
PoetryWhen thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Deuteronomy
LawHearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Mark
GospelsThey said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
John
GospelsAnd forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
John
Gospels / JohnThen upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Matthew
GospelsThe sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHis parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
John
Gospels / JohnThey drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
Numbers
LawWhen my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahBut I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIn his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.