that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ--
For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.
how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.
Therefore show the proof of your love to them in front of the assemblies, and of our boasting on your behalf.
seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;
seeing that you seek a proof of Christ who speaks in me; who toward you is not weak, but is powerful in you.
The altars that were on the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king break down, and beat [them] down from there, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.
Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God's Kingdom.
When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you don't bring blood on your house, if any man fall from there.
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
the tabernacle, its outer covering, its roof, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tabernacle above on it, as the LORD commanded Moses.
and I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, that you shall be mute, and shall not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.
He measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; door against door.
You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.
See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only don't do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the army of the sky, and have poured out drink offerings to other gods.
and the Chaldeans, who fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses, on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove?
I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.
Before they had laid down, she came up to them on the roof;
But there was a strong tower within the city, and there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were on the roof about three thousand men and women, who saw while Samson performed.
The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst: The young children ask bread, and no man breaks it to them.
Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, "Lord, don't trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.
When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.
The centurion answered, "Lord, I'm not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.
and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.
but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
My son, don't despise the LORD's discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:
and say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: whoever hates reproof shall die.
The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.
He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.
Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you; if I don't prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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