Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Psalms
PoetryWhich, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewI beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLet there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
Exodus
Law / MosesThou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Psalms
PoetryNow a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
2 Kings
HistoryLo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms
PoetryTheir bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
Job
Wisdom / JobO house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNeither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
Acts
HistoryAnd the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryTo whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.