Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Genesis
Law / MosesNeither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Amos
Minor ProphetsThen Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
Ruth
HistoryAbram; the same is Abraham.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesMoreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
1 Kings
HistoryFor he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahMake thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Psalms
PoetryFor whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Mark
GospelsAnd he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
Genesis
LawAnd thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Exodus
LawBut I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Matthew
GospelsAnd it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielSeek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsAnd as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBecause thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Psalms
PoetryEvery one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.