The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
Ezra
HistoryBut what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.
1 Samuel
HistoryTherefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAs we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulGet wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
1 Peter
General EpistlesTherefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesUnto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Psalms
PoetryAnd all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
Judges
HistoryAnd there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThere shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesYea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
Job
WisdomAnd the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
Joshua
HistoryAnd the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAgain he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHis head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;