Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
Numbers
Law / MosesAlso he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
Nehemiah
HistoryEven of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahSaying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThen said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahTo him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job
Wisdom / JobThey shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Job
WisdomA foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielYea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Matthew
GospelsThese are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
Numbers
LawO inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawNow no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Hebrews
General EpistlesWe hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.