The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterThey that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Matthew
GospelsThis is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThose that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
Numbers
Law / MosesO Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsOr those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Luke
GospelsAnd all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
Genesis
LawAnd Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
Acts
HistoryPlead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
Genesis
Law / MosesIf I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNot to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhen a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
Job
WisdomAnd it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnTerrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
Job
Wisdom / JobThat upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.