Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
James
General Epistles / JamesHappy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
2 Chronicles
HistoryNow the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings
HistoryGather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahLove not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
Joshua
HistoryFor in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsEven of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers
LawThen said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
Judges
HistoryThe prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLet his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Psalms
PoetryI called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen Job answered and said,
Job
Wisdom / JobIn the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHis breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawO LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
Psalms
PoetryWhich had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
Judges
HistoryAnd Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
Genesis
LawThey shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.