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Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, — read the full passage →

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. — read the full passage →

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, — read the full passage →

They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. — read the full passage →

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. — read the full passage →

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. — read the full passage →

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. — read the full passage →

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. — read the full passage →

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. — read the full passage →

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. — read the full passage →

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: — read the full passage →

And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. — read the full passage →

And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: — read the full passage →

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. — read the full passage →

For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. — read the full passage →

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. — read the full passage →

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: — read the full passage →

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. — read the full passage →

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. — read the full passage →

But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God. — read the full passage →

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. — read the full passage →

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God. — read the full passage →

Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name, — read the full passage →

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. — read the full passage →

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. — read the full passage →

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. — read the full passage →

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me. — read the full passage →

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? — read the full passage →

I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. — read the full passage →

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. — read the full passage →

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. — read the full passage →

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. — read the full passage →

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. — read the full passage →

That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. — read the full passage →

Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. — read the full passage →

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? — read the full passage →

And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. — read the full passage →

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. — read the full passage →

And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: — read the full passage →

This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. — read the full passage →

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. — read the full passage →

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. — read the full passage →

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. — read the full passage →

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. — read the full passage →

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. — read the full passage →

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. — read the full passage →

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. — read the full passage →

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. — read the full passage →

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. — read the full passage →

O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. — read the full passage →

And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. — read the full passage →

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, — read the full passage →

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; — read the full passage →

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. — read the full passage →

O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. — read the full passage →

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. — read the full passage →

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. — read the full passage →

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God. — read the full passage →

These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. — read the full passage →