They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWhich justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
Deuteronomy
LawBeautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
Numbers
LawMy soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Psalms
PoetryWhen ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Matthew
GospelsAnd if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Deuteronomy
LawEither what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
Luke
GospelsHis mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThen asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
John
Gospels / JohnUntil the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
Ezra
HistoryFor our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: