I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThese things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
1 John
General EpistlesThey that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelOr despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesFor thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
Numbers
LawAnd the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
Psalms
PoetryThen the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd 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 / MosesHearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Psalms
PoetryBut he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
John
Gospels / JohnBut I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
Matthew
GospelsOr if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
Leviticus
Law / MosesI, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAt the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.