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 Incitement. 2 Kings 19:14—And Hezekiah received the letter and spread it before the Lord.

Inconsistency. Matt. 23:3—They say, and do not.

Indecision. Luke 18:8—When the son of man cometh shall he find faith, &c.

Individual, Value of the. Eccl. 9:10—Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, &c.

Individuality. John 2:24, 25—Jesus knew all men, and needed not that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man.

Individuality in Interpretation. 2 Pet. 1:20—No prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation, &c.

Individuals, God's Care over. Matt. 18:12—If a man have a hundred sheep, &c.

Industry of Bees. Prov. 6:6—Go to the ant, thou sluggard, &c.

Infidelity Repulsive. Psalm 14:1—The fool hath said in his heart, &c.

Influence, Corrupt. 1 Sam. 8:3—And his sons turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

Influence, Posthumous. Heb. 11:4—He, being dead, yet speaketh.

Injury to Self. 1 Pet. 3:13—Who is he that will harm you, &c.

Inoculation. Heb. 10:16—I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them, &c.

Insensitiveness to Beauty. Matt. 13:14, 15—And in them is fulfilled the prophecy, &c.

Instinct. Prov. 30:18-19. Three things too wonderful for me, &c.

Instinct, The Homing. Isa. 35:10—The ransomed of the Lord shall return, &c.

Intelligence, Animal. Jer. 8:7—Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times and the turtle and the crane and the swallow, &c.

Intelligence Outdoing Ignorance. 1 Kings 18:21—If the Lord be God follow him, but if Baal, then follow him.

Intemperance. Prov. 23:31—Wine when it giveth its color in the cup, &c.; Prov. 23:21—For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty.

Intimacy with Christ. John 15:4—Abide in me, &c.

Investment, Safe. Matt. 6:19—Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, &c.

Invisible, Potency of the. Rom. 1:20—The invisible things of him from the creation, &c.

Invisible, The, Made Visible. Rom. 1:20—The invisible things of him from the creation, &c.

Irrational Laws. Prov. 22:22—Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate.

Irrigation. Isa. 32:2—As rivers of water in a dry place.

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Jesus, Second Coming of. Matt. 24:42—Watch therefore for ye know not, &c.

Journey to Heaven. Heb. 11:16—But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly.

Joy. Phil. 4:4—Again I say, rejoice.

Joy and Sorrow. 2 Cor. 6:10—As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.

Judging, Care in. John 7:24—Judge not according to appearances, &c.

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Knowledge through Experience. 2 Cor. 4:13—We having the same spirit of faith, &c.; Luke 5:30—But their scribes and Pharisees murmured, &c.

Knowledge, Unity of. Colos. 1:17—By him all things consist (stand together).

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Labor, Opportunity for. John 4:35—Fields White already to harvest.

Laughter. Eccl. 3:4—A time to weep and a time to laugh.

Laughter, Value of. Prov. 17:22—A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; Gen. 21:6—God hath made me to laugh.

Law and Grace. Rom. 8:3—For what the law could not do, &c.

Lawlessness. Matt. 26:52—All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

Leadership, Faithful. Phil. 3:17—Walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

Lethargy. 2 Pet. 1:5—Giving all diligence, add to faith virtue, &c.

Leveling. Luke 1:52—He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Liberty, Spiritual. Rom. 8:21—Because the creature itself, &c.