His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
Genesis
LawAnd when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
Nehemiah
HistoryThou shalt not commit adultery.
Exodus
LawAnd herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
John
GospelsBehold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Exodus
Law / MosesSo that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThat they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth.
Numbers
Law / MosesA soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonLet them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Matthew
GospelsAnd it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
Nehemiah
HistoryThen I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTherefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.