Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
Luke
GospelsAnd the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelLikewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulHow oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
Deuteronomy
LawO LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraI tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Luke
GospelsAnd all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
Genesis
Law / MosesHide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
Exodus
Law / MosesHow he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAgain he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBlow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
Luke
Gospels / LukeVerily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
John
GospelsAnd the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
2 Kings
HistoryThey were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.