Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Deuteronomy
LawFor his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHave the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
James
General EpistlesAnd thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
Numbers
LawDay and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
Exodus
LawAnd a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahMy sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanI have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd for the east side eastward fifty cubits.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
1 Chronicles
HistoryTherefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.