The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead:
2 Kings
HistoryAgain, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBe not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonTheir eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Job
Wisdom / JobWhen ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAll this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
2 Samuel
HistoryWherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
Acts
HistoryAnd in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.
2 Chronicles
HistoryWhen I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
Esther
HistoryNevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Acts
HistoryI will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Psalms
PoetryAnd of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Ezra
HistoryAnd now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
Nehemiah
HistoryBut the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.