Hidden gems in the Bible

Here are some beautiful verses from the Bible, largely hidden amidst more popular verses. Putting the references, in case someone wants to explore further on the context etc. , and a small note from me.

1 Kings 1:6: His father had never interfered with him by asking, "Why do you behave as you do?"
- King David, the model king of Israel, but a weak father ! Maybe a popular father, but the outcome resulted in more than one rebellious children. In our days of busy-ness, how much time do we fathers invest in our children? In that small time, we do not want to be the "bad" father. David was busier perhaps than us. Maybe that's why he was like that. Maybe that is what is in store for us too?

1 Kings 6:38, 7:1: He (King Solomon) had spent 7 years building (the temple of the Lord). It took Solomon 13 years however to complete the construction of his palace.
- An interesting note on our priorities. Is it God, or is it us?

Colossians 2:20-23: Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why do you submit to its rules: Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!? These are based on human commands and teachings. Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
- Saved by grace, yet living captive ! What an irony!

Proverbs 3:9,10: Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new vine.
- Age old wisdom of Solomon, proven through many lives, yet how difficult to try, isn't it?

2 Timothy 3:7: Always learning, but never able to acknowledge the truth
- Isn't this what's happening in our churches, in our Bible study groups, in our lives? We are good at solving theoretical puzzles, but when applied to real lives, we fail.

1 Chronicles 1:19: One was named Pelag, because in his time the earth was divided
- And you thought it was an original concept from "Ice Age", the movie ! :-)

Numbers 9:23: At the Lord's command they encamped, and at the Lord's command they set out.
- The Lord, in every act of life.

Proverbs 16:33: The lot is cast into the lap; but its every decision is from the Lord
- Is randomness really random?

1 Chronicles 21:24: I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing.
- How much of the "second mile" do we walk for others?