2 Kings 6:33
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33 While he was still speaking with them, the king[a] came down to him and said, “This trouble is from the Lord! Why should I hope in the Lord any longer?”(A)
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- 6.33 Cn: Heb messenger
Job 2:9
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9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still persist in your integrity? Curse[a] God and die.”
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- 2.9 Heb Bless
Isaiah 8:21
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21 They will pass through the land,[a] greatly distressed and hungry; when they are hungry, they will be enraged and will curse[b] their king and their gods. They will turn their faces upward,(A)
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Revelation 16:9-11
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9 they were scorched by the fierce heat, but they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.(A)
10 The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness; people gnawed their tongues in agony(B) 11 and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.
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2 Corinthians 2:11
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11 And we do this so that we may not be outwitted by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his designs.
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2 Corinthians 2:7
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7 so now instead you should forgive and console him, so that he may not be overwhelmed by even worse grief.
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Luke 18:1
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The Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge
18 Then Jesus[a] told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.
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- 18.1 Gk he
Matthew 27:4-5
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4 He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent[a] blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”(A) 5 Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.(B)
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- 27.4 Other ancient authorities read righteous
Habakkuk 2:3
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3 For there is still a vision for the appointed time;
it speaks of the end and does not lie.
If it seems to tarry, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.(A)
Lamentations 3:25-26
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25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul that seeks him.(A)
26 It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.(B)
Jeremiah 2:25
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25 Keep your feet from going bare
and your throat from thirst.
But you said, “It is no use,
for I have loved strangers,
and after them I will go.”(A)
Isaiah 50:10
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10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys the voice of his servant,
who walks in darkness
and has no light,
yet trusts in the name of the Lord
and relies upon his God?(A)
Isaiah 26:3
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3 Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace,
in peace because they trust in you.
Isaiah 8:17
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17 I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.(A)
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Proverbs 19:3
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3 One’s own folly leads to ruin,
yet the heart rages against the Lord.(A)
Psalm 62:5
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5 For God alone my soul waits in silence,
for my hope is from him.
Psalm 37:9
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9 For the wicked shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.(A)
Psalm 37:7
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7 Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him;
do not fret over those who prosper in their way,
over those who carry out evil devices.(A)
Psalm 27:14
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14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!(A)
Job 2:5
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5 But stretch out your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.”(A)
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Job 1:21
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21 He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”(A)
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Job 1:11
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11 But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.”(A)
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1 Samuel 31:4
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4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised may not come and thrust me through and make sport of me.” But his armor-bearer was unwilling, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.(A)
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1 Samuel 28:6-8
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6 When Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, not by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.(A) 7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek out for me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants said to him, “There is a medium at Endor.”(B)
8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes and went there, he and two men with him. They came to the woman by night. And he said, “Consult a spirit for me, and bring up for me the one whom I name to you.”(C)
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Exodus 16:6-8
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6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaining against the Lord. For what are we, that you complain against us?”(A) 8 And Moses said, “When the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening and your fill of bread in the morning, because the Lord has heard the complaining that you utter against him—what are we? Your complaining is not against us but against the Lord.”
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