My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
Deuteronomy
LawThen Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Genesis
LawNevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThere came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
Acts
History / LukeAnd blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
Exodus
Law / MosesThus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTheir blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Psalms
PoetryHast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Job
WisdomAnd they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
Acts
History / LukeBehold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.
Judges
HistoryBut the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
Matthew
GospelsTherefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonHis lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewIf I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIf the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.