Bible Verses About Spiritual Discipline

For so was it charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the Lord.

The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.

That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God.

Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.

And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.