Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
1 Kings
HistoryFor I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
Psalms
PoetryThese were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
Genesis
Law / MosesFear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
Ezra
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts
HistoryAnd the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
Judges
HistoryAnd he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
Luke
GospelsThis evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Genesis
LawAnd I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
Esther
History / MordecaiNow he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.