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Ephesians 1:6 "Therefore also we have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him." 2 Corinthians 5:9 "You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you." John 15:16 "Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him, In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will." Ephesians 1:5 "Also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will." Ephesians 1:11 "But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him." Acts 10:35 "Wherefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God." Romans 15:7 "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh not of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12 "Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge." 2 Corinthians 1:21 God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." 1 Corinthians 1:9 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. " Matthew 11:28 "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1 "And you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority." Colossians 2:10 "For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." Colossians 1:14Untitled"Each one of us will give an account of himself to God." Romans 14:12 "The one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more." Luke 12:48 "In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy." 1 Corinthians 4:2 "Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you." Hebrews 13:17 "It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1 "Keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." Luke 21:36 "If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and if you scoff, you alone will bear it." Proverbs 9:12 "I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment." Matthew 12:36 "God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?'" Luke 12:20 "Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers; everyone shall be put to death for his own sin." Deuteronomy 24:16 "We who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification." Romans 15:1-2 "Bretheren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted." Galatians 6:1 "The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity,nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself." Ezekiel 18:20"Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive form the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace." Romans 6:11-14 "Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much." James 5:16 "It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1 "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please." Galatians 5:16-17 "Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit." Galatians 5:24-25 "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." Romans 8:2 "For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. However you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you." Romans 8:5-9 "Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:1-3 "Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever." 1 John 2:15-17 "For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world- our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God." 1 John 5:4-5 "You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." 1 John 4:4 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute , if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you." Philippians 4:8-9 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13 "Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7"Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14 "Do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you." Luke 12:29-31 "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us." 2 Thessalonians 2:15 "The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted." Matthew 23:11-12 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." Exodus 20:17 "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might." Ecclesiastes 9:10 "We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work." John 9:4 "This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John." Acts 18:25 "Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win." 1 Corinthians 9:24 "Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; and he said to Him, 'All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only."'" Matthew 4:8-10 "Earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way." 1 Corinthians 12:31 "How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?" John 5:44"Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing." Psalm 37:8 "A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of evil devices is hated." Proverbs 14:16-17 "He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly."Proverbs 14:29 "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Proverbs 15:1 "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city." Proverbs 16:32 "Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools." Ecclesiastes 7:9 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. "Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering." Matthew 5:22-24 "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." Matthew 6:14 "Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, 'VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,' says the Lord. 'BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD.' Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:19-21 "BE ANGRY, AND YET DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger." Ephesians 4:26 "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." Ephesians 4:31-32 "But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth." Colossians 3:8 "For we know Him who said, 'VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY.' And again, 'THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE.'" Hebrews 10:30 "This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God." James 1:19-20"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16 "Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins." Acts 10:43 "Just as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and he who believes in Him will not be disappointed." Romans 9:33 "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name." John 1:12 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3:18 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." John 3:36 "For this is contained in Scripture: 'Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone, and he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.'" 1 Peter 2:6 "They said, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.'" Acts 16:31 "I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness." John 12:46 "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.'" John 6:35 "Jesus said to him, '"If You can?" All things are possible to him who believes.'" Mark 9:23 "Jesus said to him, 'Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.'" John 20:29 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life." John 6:47 "Even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction." Romans 3:22 "Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him." Romans 6:8 "The Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe." Galatians 3:22 "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 4:14 "For this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life." 1 Timothy 1:16 "This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us." 1 John 3:23 "Now I desire to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe." Jude 1:5 "For to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake." Philippians 1:29βHear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.β Deuteronomy 6:4-9 βThis book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.β Joshua 1:8 βNot one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.β Joshua 21:45 βNot one word of all the good words which the LORD your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed.β Joshua 23:14 βAs for God, His way is blameless; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.β Psalm 18:30 βYour word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You. Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.β Psalm 119:11-12 βYour word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.β Psalm 119:105 βHe who gives attention to the word will find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.β Proverbs 16:20 βTurn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness and will not turn back, that to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.β Isaiah 45:22-23 βFor as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.β Isaiah 55:10-11 βIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.β John 1:1 βThe Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.β John 1:14 βWhatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.β Romans 15:4 βUntil I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching.β 1 Timothy 4:13 βBe diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.β 2 Timothy 2:15 βFrom childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.β 2 Timothy 3:15-17 βThe word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.β Hebrews 4:12 βNo prophecy of Scripture is a matter of oneβs own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.β 2 Peter 1:20-21"This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." Joshua 1:8 "Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, 'I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.'" Isaiah 48:17 "Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers." 3 John 1:2 "You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day." Deuteronomy 8:18 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine. Proverbs 3:5-10 "You will prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed." 1 Chronicles 22:13 "How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 "Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Matthew 6:33 "Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be established." Proverbs 16:3 "By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches." Proverbs 24:3-4 "I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man. Keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn." 1 Kings 2:2-3 "If they hear and serve Him, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures." Job 36:11 "Masters grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven." Colossians 4:1 "We urge you, brethren, to excel still more, and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need." 1 Thessalonians 4:10-12"Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; they will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate." Psalm 127:3-5 "Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 "Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline will remove it far from him." Proverbs 22:15 "The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother." Proverbs 29:15 At that time Jesus said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants." Matthew 11:25 "They said, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.'" Acts 16:31 "For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.'" Acts 2:39 "All your sons will be taught of the LORD; and the well-being of your sons will be great." Isaiah 54:13 "When Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, 'Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.' And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them." Mark 10:14-16 "Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons is their fathers." Proverbs 17:6 "From the mouth of infants and nursing babes you have established strength because of Your adversaries, to make the enemy and the revengeful cease." Psalm 8:2 "The lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children's children." Psalm 103:17 "It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself if his conduct is pure and right." Proverbs 20:11 "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:1,4 "I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging bread. All day long he is gracious and lends, and his descendants are a blessing." Psalm 37:25-26 "May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor." Psalm 72:4 "We will not conceal them from their children, but tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and His strength and His wondrous works that He has done. For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers that they should teach them to their children, that the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born, that they may arise and tell them to their children." Psalm 78:4-6 "The children of Your servants will continue, and their descendants will be established before You." Psalm 102:28 "He makes the barren woman abide in the house as a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD!" Psalm 113:9 "A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous." Proverbs 13:22 "In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and his children will have refuge." Proverbs 14:26 "A righteous man who walks in his integrity -- How blessed are his sons after him." Proverbs 20:7 "Do not hold back discipline from the child, although you strike him with the rod, he will not die." Proverbs 23:13"What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." 1 John 1:3,7 "Walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. "Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord...because we are members of His body." Ephesians 5:2,19,30 "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God." Colossians 3:16 "That their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself." Colossians 2:2 "Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name." Malachi 3:16 "And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them." Luke 24:13,14,15 "We who had sweet fellowship together walked in the house of God in the throng." Psalm 55:14 "I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. "That they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; "I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me." John 17:11,21-23 "When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. "They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. "Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved." Acts 2:1,42,46,47 "Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God." Romans 15:5-7 "Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment." 1 Corinthians 1:10 "Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith." Galatians 6:2,10 "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you are also being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit." Ephesians 2:19-22 "I thank my God in all my remembrance of you. Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel." Philippians 1:3,27 "Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose." Philippians 2:1,2 "Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." Hebrews 10:24,25"The Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14 "A child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this." Isaiah 9:6-7 "As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity." Micah 5:2 "The birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit." Matthew 1:18 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.β Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 'BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME EMMANUEL,' which translated means, 'GOD WITH US.'" Matthew 1:21-23 "The angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.'" Luke 1:30-33 "Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child. While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.β Luke 2:4-7 "The angel said to them, βDo not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.'" Luke 2:10-12 βThe shepherds began saying to one another, βLet us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.β So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger." Luke 2:15-16 "The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14 "When the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons." Galatians 4:4-5"A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression." Proverbs 19:11 "This you know, my beloved brethren. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger." James 1:19 "In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12 "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling. It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud." Proverbs 16:18-19 "He who gives attention to the word will find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD." Proverbs 16:20 "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses." 2 Corinthians 10:4 "Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, 'I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,' so that we confidently say, 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?'" Hebrews 13:5-6 "Then He said to them, 'Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.'" Luke 12:15 "The end of a matter is better than its beginning; patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit. Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, for anger resides in the bosom of fools." Ecclesiastes 7:8-9 "Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary." Galatians 6:9 "He who profits illicitly troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live." Proverbs 15:27 "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need." 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 "An arrogant man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper. He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks wisely will be delivered." Proverbs 28:25-26 "The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth." 2 Timothy 2:24-25 "Do not contend with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm." Proverbs 3:30"There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1 "He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us." Psalm 103:10, 12 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17 "God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3:17 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." John 5:24 "For I will be merciful to their iniquities and I will remember their sins no more." Hebrews 8:12 "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins." Isaiah 43:25 "Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:7 "I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the LORD'; and You forgave the guilt of my sin." Psalm 32:5 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9 "How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!" Psalm 32:1 "Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, 'Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.'" Revelation 12:10, 11 "Straightening up, Jesus said to her, 'Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?' She said, 'No one, Lord.' And Jesus said, 'I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.'" John 8:10, 11 "They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them," declares the LORD, 'for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.'" Jeremiah 31:34 "Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water." Hebrews 10:22 "For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and your sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate, and will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him." 2 Chronicles 30:9"A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones." Proverbs 17:22 All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast." Proverbs 15:15 "Godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment." 1 Timothy 6:6 "If they hear and serve Him, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures." Job 36:11 "Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing." Psalm 37:7-8 "O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days." Psalm 90:14 "For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungry soul He has filled with what is good." Psalm 107:9 "The fear of the LORD leads to life, so that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil." Proverbs 19:23 "Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked." Proverbs 24:19 "Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourself in abundance." Isaiah 55:2 "Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need." Philippians 4:11-12 "If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content." 1 Timothy 6:8 "Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, 'I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.'" Hebrews 13:5 "As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake." Psalms 17:15 "The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever!" Psalm 22:26 "With a long life I will satisfy him and let him see My salvation." Psalms 91:16 "Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle." Psalms 103:5 "The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is made fat." Proverbs 13:4 "He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts." Proverbs 6:35 "Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, 'And what about us, what shall we do?' And he said to them, 'Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.'" Luke 3:14 "Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:10"For whom the Lord love He reproves, even as a father the son in whom he delights." Proverbs 3:12 "Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal." Job 5:17-18 "Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O Lord, and whom You teach out of Your law; that You may grant him relief from the days of adversity, until a pit is dug for the wicked." Psalm 94:12-13 "But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world." 1 Corinthians 11:32 "Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison." 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by Him, for those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives. It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? ... Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness." Hebrews 12:5-11"Then he said to them, 'Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'" Nehemiah 8:10 "For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning." Psalms 30:5 "The righteous cry, and the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles." Psalms 34:17 "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Psalms 147:3 "Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:31 "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you." Isaiah 43:2 "So the ransomed of the LORD will return and come with joyful shouting to Zion, and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away." Isaiah 51:11 "To grant those who mourn in Zion, giving them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified." Isaiah 61:3 "Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart." Luke 18:1 "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things." Philippians 4:8 "Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation." 1 Peter 4:12-13 "Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:6-7"We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed." 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 "Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 "Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, 'I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,' so that we confidently say, 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me.'" Hebrews 13:5-6 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Matthew 11:28-29 "For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5 "To You, O LORD, I called, and to the Lord I made supplication: What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me; O LORD, be my helper. "You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, that my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever." Psalm 30:8-12 "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things." Philippians 4:8 "For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and your sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate, and will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him." 2 Chronicles 30:9 "He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us." Psalm 103:10-12 "This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil." Hebrews 6:19 "Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary." Galatians 6:9 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners." Isaiah 61:1 "He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:29-31 "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Psalm 147:3"For you hate discipline, and you cast My words behind you." Psalm 50:17 "My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD or loathe His reproof." Proverbs 3:11 "For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; and reproofs for discipline are the way of life." Proverbs 6:23 "A wise son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke." Proverbs 13:1 "Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline, but he who regards reproof will be honored." Proverbs 13:18 "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4 "For even though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ." Colossians 2:5 "Have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come." 1 Timothy 4:7 "God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7 "All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness." Hebrews 12:11 "Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent." Revelation 3:19 "A fool rejects his father's discipline, but he who regards reproof is sensible." Proverbs 15:5 "Grievous punishment is for him who forsakes the way; he who hates reproof will die." Proverbs 15:10 "He who neglects discipline despises himself, but he who listens to reproof acquires understanding." Proverbs 15:32 "Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly." Proverbs 16:22 "Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death." Proverbs 19:18 "Cease listening, my son, to discipline, and you will stray from the words of knowledge." Proverbs 19:27 "Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline will remove it far from him." Proverbs 22:15 "Apply your heart to discipline and your ears to words of knowledge." Proverbs 23:12 "Do not hold back discipline from the child." Proverbs 23:13"The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; but they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing." Psalm 34:10 "For I will pour out water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring and My blessing on your descendants." Isaiah 44:3 "Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness." Psalm 37:3 "I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:12-13 "O GOD, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips will praise You. So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth offers praises with joyful lips. Psalm 63:1-5 "A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, and the deeds of a man's hands will return to him." Proverbs 12:14 "You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; then My people will never be put to shame." Joel 2:26 "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases; who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle." Psalm 103:1-5 "For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungry soul He has filled with what is good." Psalm 107:9 "Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. Therefore you will joyously draw water from the springs of salvation." Isaiah 12:2-3 "God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed." 2 Corinthians 9:8 "Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost." Isaiah 55:1 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." Matthew 5:6"And Jesus answered saying to them, "Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, "Be taken up and cast into the sea," and does not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you." Mark 11:22-24 "And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you." Luke 12:29-31 "Yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform." Romans 4:20-21 "Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass." 1 Thessalonians 5:24 "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9 "As for God, His way is blameless; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him." Psalm 18:30 "Behold, the LORD'S hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear." Isaiah 59:1 "Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation." 1 Peter 4:12-13 "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." Romans 10:17 "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:10-11"The LORD helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in Him." Psalm 37:40 "Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no longer." Job 8:22 "The LORD shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and will flee before you seven ways." Deuteronomy 28:7 "For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you." Deuteronomy 20:4 "In famine He will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword." Job 5:20 "'No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,' declares the LORD." Isaiah 54:17 "The LORD is for me among those who help me; therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me." Psalm 118:7 "To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear." Luke 1:74 "For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong." Psalm 125:3 "For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; in the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, and I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD." Psalm 27:5-6 "When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him." Proverbs 16:7 "His heart is upheld, he will not fear, until he looks with satisfaction on his adversaries." Psalm 112:8 "Now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?" Luke 18:7 "If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me. Whoever assails you will fall because of you." Isaiah 54:15 "Hate evil, you who love the LORD, who preserves the souls of His godly ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked." Psalm 97:10 "'But I will deliver you on that day,' declares the LORD, and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread. 'For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own life as booty, because you have trusted in Me,' declares the LORD." Jeremiah 39:17-18 "But the LORD your God you shall fear; and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies." 2 Kings 17:39 "So he answered, 'Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.'" 2 Kings 6:16 "Do not be afraid of sudden fear nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes; for the LORD will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught. Proverbs 3:25-26 "Behold, all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored; those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish. You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent." Isaiah 41:11-12 "Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us." Luke 1:71 "So that we confidently say, 'THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?'" Hebrews 13:6"For anger slays the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple." Job 5:2 "Do not fret because of evildoers, be not envious toward wrongdoers." Psalm 37:1 "A tranquil heart is life to the body, but passion is rottenness to the bones." Proverbs 14:30 "Do not let your heart envy sinners, but live in the fear of the LORD always." Proverbs 23:17 "Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them." Proverbs 24:1 "I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind." Ecclesiastes 4:4 "He was saying, 'That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness.'" Mark 7:20-22 "Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant." 1 Corinthians 13:4 "Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19-21 "We also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another." Titus 3:3 "If you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing." James 3:14-16 "Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander." 1 Peter 2:1 "Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways." Proverbs 3:31 "Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked." Proverbs 24:19 "He is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions." 1 Timothy 6:4"And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son." 1 John 5:11 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." John 5:24 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16 "I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh." John 6:51 "And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life." 1 John 5:20 "The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever!" Psalm 22:26 "The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever." Psalm 37:18 "Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." Psalm 23:6 "But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for He will receive me." Psalm 49:15 "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?" 1 Corinthians 15:55 "Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"" John 11:25-26 "Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal." John 6:27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand." John 10:27-28 But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life. John 4:14βIf you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, βMove from here to there,β and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.β Matthew 17:20 βThe righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, βBUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.ββ Romans 1:17 βWe walk by faith, not by sight.β 2 Corinthians 5:7 βA man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.β Galatians 2:16 βI have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.β Galatians 2:20 βBy grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.β Ephesians 2:8-9 βFight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.β 1 Timothy 6:12 βFaith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.β Hebrews 11:1 βWithout faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.β Hebrews 11:6 βConsider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.β James 1:2-4 βIn this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.β 1 Peter 1:6-7 βBe of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.β 1 Peter 5:8-10 βWhatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the worldβour faith.β 1 John 5:4"You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word." Psalm 119:65 "Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass." 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ""For this is like the days of Noah to Me, when I swore that the waters of Noah would not flood the earth again; so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you nor will I rebuke you. For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, but My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, and My covenant of peace will not be shaken," says the LORD who has compassion on you." Isaiah 54:9-10 "When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." Genesis 9:16 "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." Genesis 28:15 "But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. "Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments." Deuteronomy 7:8-9 "Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the LORD your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed." Joshua 23:14 "Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant." 1 Kings 8:56 "Your lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies." Psalm 36:5 I will sing of the lovingkindness of the LORD forever; to all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth. For I have said, "Lovingkindness will be built up forever; in the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness. But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, nor deal falsely in My faithfulness. My covenant I will not violate, nor will I alter the utterance of My lips." Psalm 89:1,2,33,34 He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:3-4 God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness." 2 Timothy 2:13,19"They said, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.'" Acts 16:31 "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24: 15 "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." Ephesians 4:31-32 "Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you." Exodus 20:12 "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4 "He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?)." 1 Timothy 3:4-5 "Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; they will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate." Psalms 127:3-5 "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth." Ephesians 6:1-3 "He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse." Malachi 4:6 "Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons is their fathers." Proverbs 17:6 "These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:6-9 "Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; he will also delight your soul." Proverbs 29:17 "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4 "A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous." Proverbs 13:22 "How blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in His ways. When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, you will be happy and it will be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children like olive plants around your table. Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed who fears the LORD." Psalms 128:1-4 "The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who sires a wise son will be glad in him. Proverbs 23:24 "All your sons will be taught of the LORD; and the well-being of your sons will be great." Isaiah 54:13βDo not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin.β Exodus 20:20 "Do not fear them, for the LORD your God is the one fighting for you." Deuteronomy 3:22 You shall follow the LORD your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him. Deuteronomy 13:4 "The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.β Deuteronomy 31:8 "Be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:7-9 "Fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you." 1 Samuel 12:24 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? Psalm 27:1 I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. Psalm 111:10 "God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation." Isaiah 12:2 He will swallow up death for all time, and the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces. Isaiah 25:8 Say to those with anxious heart, βTake courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; the recompense of God will come, but He will save you.β Isaiah 35:4 "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 βDo not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,β declares the LORD. Jeremiah 1:8 "Do not be afraid any longer, only believe.β Mark 5:36 "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." John 3:16-17 "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." John 14:27 "The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23 "I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 "O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 "Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of deathβthat is, the devilβand free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death." Hebrews 2:14-15 (NIV) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. 1 John 4:18"Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need." Philippians 4:11-12 "There is an appointed time for everything. There is a time for every event under heaven--a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. Ecclesiastes 3:2 "A time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance. "A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to shun embracing. A time to search and a time to give up as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away. "A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; a time to be silent and a time to speak. A time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace." Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 "Light arises in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious and compassionate and righteous. It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment." Psalm 112:4-5 "Without consultation, plans are frustrated, but with many counselors they succeed. A man has joy in an apt answer, and how delightful is a timely word!" Proverbs 15:22-23 "Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:1-2 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. He must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind." James 1:5-6 "Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays folly." Proverbs 13:16βAs far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.β Psalm 103:12 βHow blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! . . . I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, βI will confess my transgressions to the LORD;β and You forgave the guilt of my sin.β Psalm 32:1, 5 βYou, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.β Psalm 86:5 ββCome now, and let us reason together,β Says the LORD, βThough your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.ββ Isaiah 1:18 βOur griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed.β Isaiah 53:4-5 ββThey will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,β declares the LORD, βfor I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.ββ Jeremiah 31:34 βIf you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.β Matthew 6:14-15 βPeter came and said to Him, βLord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?β Jesus said to him, βI do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.ββ Matthew 18:21-22 βThis is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.β Matthew 26:28 βWhenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.β Mark 11:25 βIn Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.β Ephesians 1:7 βBe kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.β Ephesians 4:32 βHe rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.β Colossians 1:13-14 βWhen you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, 14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.β Colossians 2:13-14 βIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.β 1 John 1:9"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." Matthew 5:6 "Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 "For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungry soul He has filled with what is good." Psalm 107:9 "Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle." Psalm 103:5 "You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; then My people will never be put to shame." Joel 2:26 "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.'" John 6:35 "The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever!" Psalm 22:26 "Jesus answered and said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.'" John 4:13-14 "The LORD will answer and say to His people, 'Behold, I am going to send you grain, new wine and oil, and you will be satisfied in full with them; and I will never again make you a reproach among the nations." Joel 2:19 "If you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then your light will rise in darkness and your gloom will become like midday. And the LORD will continually guide you, and satisfy your desire in scorched places, and give strength to your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail." Isaiah 58:10-11 "The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in due time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing." Psalm 145:15-16 "Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourself in abundance." Isaiah 55:2 "'I will fill the soul of the priests with abundance, and My people will be satisfied with My goodness,' declares the LORD." Jeremiah 31:14 "My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth offers praises with joyful lips. When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches." Psalm 63:5-6 "He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?" Romans 8:32βIf . . . My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.β 2 Chronicles 7:14 βBlessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.β Psalm 33:12 βWithout wise leadership, a nation is in trouble, but with good counselors there is safety.β Proverbs 11:14 TLB βIf a king is kind, honest and fair, his kingdom stands secure.β Proverbs 20:28 TLB βThe kingβs heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes.β Proverbs 21:1 βWhen you remove corrupt men from the kingβs court, his reign will be just and fair.β Proverbs 25:5 TLB βWith good men in authority the people rejoice, but with the wicked in power, they groan.β Proverbs 29:2 TLB βA just king gives stability to his nation, but one who demands bribes destroys it.β Proverbs 29:4 TLB βOur citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.β Philippians 3:20-21 βI urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.β 1 Timothy 2:1-4 βSince we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe.β Hebrews 12:28 βSubmit yourselves for the Lordβs sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God. Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king. Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable. For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly. For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God. For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps.β 1 Peter 2:13-21"My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13 "In all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us." Romans 8:37 "Let no one boast in men. For all things belong to you, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things belong to you, and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God." 1 Corinthians 3:21-23 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." John 15:7 "In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full." John 16:23-24 "All things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." Matthew 21:22 "Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you." Mark 11:24 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." Ephesians 1:3 "Whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight." 1 John 3:22 "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." 2 Corinthians 5:21 "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." Philippians 1:21 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21 "God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed." 2 Corinthians 9:8 "Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God who is our salvation." Psalm 68:19"You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the Lord." Leviticus 19:16 "The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts." Proverbs 18:8 (NIV) "He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, therefore do not associate with a gossip." Proverbs 20:19 "A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret." Proverbs 11:13 (NIV) "A perverse man spreads strife, and a slanderer separates intimate friends." Proverbs 16:28 "The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance." Proverbs 25:23 "For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down. Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body." Proverbs 26:20-22 "Your tongue devises destruction, like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit." Psalm 52:2 "Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit." Psalm 34:13"And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all." Acts 4:33 "So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man." Proverbs 3:4 "For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly." Psalm 84:11 "The LORD said to Moses, I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name." Exodus 33:17 "You have granted me life and lovingkindness; and Your care has preserved my spirit." Job 10:12 "For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O LORD, You surround him with favor as with a shield." Psalm 5:12 "LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed." Psalm 30:70 "The LORD has been mindful of us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless those who fear the LORD, the small together with the great." Psalm 115:12-13 "Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence." Proverbs 10:6 "It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it." Proverbs 10:22 "What the wicked fears will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted." Proverbs 10:6,22,24 "Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will minister to you; for in My wrath I struck you, and in My favor I have had compassion on you." Isaiah 60:10 "For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God." 2 Corinthians 4:15 "To the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the beloved. Ephesians 1:6 "Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." Psalm 23:4 "This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me." Psalm 119:50 "Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you." Isaiah 43:2 ". . . For the LORD has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted." Isaiah 49:13 "So the ransomed of the LORD will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, And everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away." Isaiah 51:11 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4 "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING? "The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 "We are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:8 "But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 "Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word." 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:15-16 "Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 "And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." Revelation 21:4"Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." Isaiah 55:7 "For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and your sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate, and will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him." 2 Chronicles 30:9 "In whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things." 1 John 3:20 "They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, "Know the LORD, for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them," declares the LORD, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."" Jeremiah 31:34 "I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake." 1 John 2:12 "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins." Isaiah 43:25 "If we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." 1 John 1:7"Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things." Hebrews 13:18 "Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another." Ephesians 4:25 "Since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God." 2 Corinthians 4:1-2 "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need." 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 "Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for You." Psalms 25:21 "A righteous man who walks in his integrity--how blessed are his sons after him." Proverbs 20:7 "A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight." Proverbs 11:1 "Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal faithfully are His delight." Proverbs 12:22 "You know the commandments, 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'" Mark 10:19 "Treat others the same way you want them to treat you." Luke 6:31 "Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man." Proverbs 3:3-4 "He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy conceals a matter." Proverbs 11:13 "There are six things which the LORD hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil, a false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers." Proverbs 6:16-19 "He who speaks truth tells what is right, but a false witness, deceit. There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Truthful lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only for a moment." Proverbs 12:17-19"Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God." Psalm 42:11 "Who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God." 1 Peter 1:21 "Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:13 "And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure." 1 John 3:3 "The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, but the righteous has a refuge when he dies." Proverbs 14:32 "Because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel." Colossians 1:5 "To whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Colossians 1:27 "Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the LORD." Psalm 31:24 "For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth." Psalm 71:5 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3"Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:4 "Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted." Matthew 23:12 "You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry." Psalm 10:17 (NIV) "When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, and the humble person He will save." Job 22:29 "It is better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud." Proverbs 16:19 "He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble." Proverbs 3:34 (NIV) "But He gives us greater grace. Therefore it says, "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble." James 4:6 "For He who requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted." Psalm 9:12 "The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord are riches honor and life." Proverbs 22:4 "The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, and before honor comes humility." Proverbs 15:33 "A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor." Proverbs 29:23 "Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time." 1 Peter 5:6"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy." 1 Peter 2:9-10 "For you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness." 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 "For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance from until the end." Hebrews 3:14 "You also, as living stones are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 2:5 "You are the salt of the earth." Matthew 5:13 "You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14 "Now you are Christ's body, and individually members of it." 1 Corinthians 12:27 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." Ephesians 2:10 "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household." Ephesians 2:19 "Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ." 2 Corinthians 5:20 "And having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness." Romans 6:18 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17"A righteous man who walks in his integrity -- How blessed are his sons after him." Proverbs 20:7 "To do righteousness and justice is desired by the Lord rather than sacrifice." Proverbs 21:3 "Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Examine me, O Lord, and try me; Test my mind and my heart. For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth." Psalm 26:1-3 "The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the falseness of the treacherous will destroy them. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, but the wicked will fall by his own wickedness." Proverbs 11:3-5 "O Lord, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart. He does not slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; He swears to his own hurt and does not change; He does not put out his money at interest, nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken." Psalm 15:1-5 "He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much." Luke 16:10 "Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man." Proverbs 3:3-4 "Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him. Behold now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated." Job 13:15, 18 "Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil." Proverbs 4:25-27 "Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal faithfully are His delight." Proverbs 12:22 "A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression." Proverbs 19:11 "Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.' And Jesus said to him, 'Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.'" Luke 19:8-10 "Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye." Matthew 7:1-5 "But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day." Proverbs 4:18 "My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, nor will my tongue mutter deceit. Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach any of my days." Job 27:4-6 "He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity; He who rejects unjust gain and shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure." Isaiah 33:15-16 "Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the quarry from which you were dug." Isaiah 51:1 "My son, if you will receive my sayings and treasure my commandments within you, make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding; For if you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding; If you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, Guarding the paths of justice, And he preserves the way of His godly ones. Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity and every good course." Proverbs 2:1-9"For they provoked Him with their high places and aroused His jealousy with their graven images." Psalm 78:58 "How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire? Psalm 79:5 "For jealousy enrages a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance." Proverbs 6:34 "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field or his male servant or his female servant, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." Deuteronomy 5:21 "For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. " James 3:16 "If you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth." James 3:14 "Do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: 'He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us'?" James 4:5 "Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. " Psalm 37:7 "The wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and the greedy man curses and spurns the LORD." Psalm 10:3 "Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways." Proverbs 3:31 "Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, but who can stand before jealousy?" Proverbs 27:4 "Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another." Galatians 5:26 "Do not let your heart envy sinners, but live in the fear of the Lord always. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off." Proverbs 23:17-18 "When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming." Acts 13:45 "Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy." Romans 13:13 "For you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?" 1 Corinthians 3:3 "Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we? " 1 Corinthians 10:22 "For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances." 2 Corinthians 12:20 "Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarned you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19-21"How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O LORD, they walk in the light of Your countenance. In Your name they rejoice all the day, and by Your righteousness they are exalted." Psalms 89:15-16 "You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and new wine abound." Psalms 4:7 "For you will go out with joy and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands." Isaiah 55:12 "The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly." Psalms 118:15 "Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him." Psalms 126:5-6 "Light is sown like seed for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart. Be glad in the LORD, you righteous ones, and give thanks to His holy name." Psalms 97:11-12 "For then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God." Job 22:26 "These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full." John 15:11 "Yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation." Habakkuk 3:18 "So the ransomed of the LORD will return and come with joyful shouting to Zion, and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away." Isaiah 51:11 "For our heart rejoices in Him, because we trust in His holy name." Psalms 33:21 "Though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory." 1 Peter 1:8 "Then he said to them, 'Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'" Nehemiah 8:10 "I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels." Isaiah 61:10 "The righteous man will be glad in the LORD and will take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart will glory." Psalms 64:10 "My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth offers praises with joyful lips." Psalms 63:5 "But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God; yes, let them rejoice with gladness." Psalms 68:3 "Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you." John 16:22"Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous." Psalm 1:5 "The LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment." Psalm 9:7 "Judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it." Psalm 94:15 "Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no man living is righteous." Psalm 143:2 "Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things." Ecclesiastes 11:9 "A throne will even be established in lovingkindness, and a judge will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent of David; moreover, he will seek justice and be prompt in righteousness." Isaiah 16:5 "I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment." Matthew 12:36 "Not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son." John 5:22 "You have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things."And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things. "But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?" Romans 2:1-3 "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad." 2 Corinthians 5:10 "You, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God." Romans 14:10 "Let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this -- not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way." Romans 14:13 "This is a plain indication of God's righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering." 2 Thessalonians 1:5 "The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after." 1 Timothy 5:24 "Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment." Hebrews 9:27 "Judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment." James 2:13 "Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it." James 4:11 "It is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?" 1 Peter 4:17 "You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness." 2 Peter 3:7 "By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world." 1 John 4:17 "I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds." Revelation 20:12"Go to the ant, O sluggard, observe her ways and be wise, how long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?" Proverbs 6:6 "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need." 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 "Not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord." Romans 12:11 "He who tills his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty." Proverbs 28:19 "Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully." Proverbs 10:4-5 "For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. "For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies. "Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread." 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 "Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich." Proverbs 10:4 "The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is made fat." Proverbs 13:4 "The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway." Proverbs 15:19 "Laziness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle man will suffer hunger. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, but will not even bring it back to his mouth." Proverbs 19:15,24 "The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing." Proverbs 20:4 "As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed." Proverbs 26:14 "Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one's labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward. "Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. Ecclesiastes 5:18-19 "The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give a discreet answer." Proverbs 26:16 "His master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.'" Matthew 25:26-27 "So that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Hebrews 6:12 "The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slack hand will be put to forced labor." Proverbs 12:24 "A lazy man does not roast his prey, but the precious possession of a man is diligence." Proverbs 12:27"O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; make Your way straight before me." Psalm 5:8 "Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was." James 1:22-24 "Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all the day." Psalm 25:5 "I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you." Psalm 32:8 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 "Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory." 1 Peter 5:1-4 "The LORD was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night." Exodus 13:21 "Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor in Your sight." Exodus 33:13 "Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us." Philippians 3:17"For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them." Deuteronomy 4:31 "Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6 "The eternal God is a dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms; and He drove out the enemy from before you, and said, 'Destroy!'" Deuteronomy 33:27 "For the LORD will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the LORD has been pleased to make you a people for Himself." 1 Samuel 12:22 "For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me up." Psalms 27:10 "GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalms 46:1 "He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds." Psalms 147:3 "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 "'For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, but My loving kindness will not be removed from you, and My covenant of peace will not be shaken,' Says the LORD who has compassion on you." Isaiah 54:10 "Teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:20 "Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me." John 14:1 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." John 14:18 "Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Just as it is written, FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED. But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:35-39 "Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU." Hebrews 13:5 "Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7"Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments." Deuteronomy 7:9 "I love those who love me; and those who diligently seek me will find me." Proverbs 8:17 "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him." John 14:21 "To endow those who love me with wealth, that I may fill their treasuries." Proverbs 8:21 "Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 "The LORD keeps all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy." Psalm 145:20 "Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love." Ephesians 6:24 "Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name." Psalm 91:14 "Just as it is written, "THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND WHICH HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM."" 1 Corinthians 2:9 "It shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul, that He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and late rain, that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil. He will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied. Deuteronomy 11:13-15"Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him." Colossians 3:9-10 "You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD." Leviticus 19:12 "Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor." Proverbs 25:18 "'Let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these are what I hate,' declares the LORD." Zechariah 8:17 "A trustworthy witness will not lie, but a false witness utters lies." Proverbs 14:5 "Then the king said to him, 'How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'" 1 Kings 22:16 "A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who tells lies will not escape." Proverbs 19:5 "If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing, then both the men who have the dispute shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days. The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely, then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you." Deuteronomy 19:17-19 "For the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death." Revelation 21:8 "A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who tells lies will perish." Proverbs 19:9 "Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips." Proverbs 24:28 "The wicked are estranged from the womb; these who speak lies go astray from birth." Psalm 58:3 "If you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth." James 3:14 "You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness." Exodus 23:1 "Truthful lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only for a moment." Proverbs 12:19"Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.'" Genesis 2:18 "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2:24 "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:15 "I will give heed to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart." Psalms 101:2 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions." Proverbs 10:12 "Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." Romans 13:10 "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." Ephesians 4:31-32 "And be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body. FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband." Ephesians 5:21-33 "Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart." 1 Peter 1:22 "In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives,as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. Your adornment must not be merely external -- braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear. You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered." 1 Peter 3:1-7 "To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing. For, THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS, MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT. HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT." 1 Peter 3:8-11"Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.'" Genesis 2:18 "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2:24 "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:15 "I will give heed to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart." Psalms 101:2 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions." Proverbs 10:12 "Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." Romans 13:10 "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." Ephesians 4:31-32 "And be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body. FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband." Ephesians 5:21-33 "Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart." 1 Peter 1:22 "In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives,as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. Your adornment must not be merely external -- braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear. You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered." 1 Peter 3:1-7 "To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit;not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing. For, THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS, MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT. HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT." 1 Peter 3:8-11"But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head." "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:20-21 "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful." Luke 6:36 "What does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8 "He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, but he who is gracious to the needy honors Him." Proverbs 14:31 "Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart." Proverbs 3:3 "Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances." Psalms 119:156 "In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the angel of His presence saved them; in His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, and He lifted them and carried them all the days of old." Isaiah 63:9 "Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity." Daniel 4:27 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." Matthew 5:7 "For He says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.'" Romans 9:15 "Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." Romans 12:1 "God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us. Ephesians 2:4"Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, cease from your consideration of it. When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings like an eagle that flies toward the heavens." Proverbs 23:4-5 "Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked." Psalms 37:16 "Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?" James 2:5 "One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind." Ecclesiastes 4:6 "Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, now I will rise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs." Psalm 12:5 "He who mocks the poor taunts his maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished." Proverbs 17:5 "Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate." Proverbs 22:22 "Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed." 1 Timothy 6:17-19 "The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep. "There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt. When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him." Ecclesiastes 5:12-14 "But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day." Deuteronomy 8:18 "For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever." Psalm 9:18 "But He saves from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the mighty. So the helpless has hope, and unrighteousness must shut its mouth." Job 5:15-16 "He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like the green leaf." Proverbs 11:28 "A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished." Proverbs 28:20 "Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death." Proverbs 11:4 "My eye will show no pity nor will I spare. I will repay you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst; then you will know that I, the LORD, do the smiting." Ezekiel 7:9 "There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth." Proverbs 13:7 "He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income." Ecclesiastes 5:10 "He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty." Proverbs 22:16 "A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not know that want will come upon him." Proverbs 28:22 "The rich and the poor have a common bond, the LORD is the maker of them all." Proverbs 22:2 "He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, and opens their ear in time of oppression." Job 36:15 "Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it." Proverbs 15:16 "Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is crooked though he be rich." Proverbs 28:6 "How blessed is he who considers the helpless; the LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble." Psalm 41:1"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men." Colossians 3:23 "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might." Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. "For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." Hebrews 12:1-3 "I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14 "For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." Philippians 2:13 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20 "Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6 "He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:29-31 "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it." John 14:13-14 "Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. "Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 "Do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. Seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you." Luke 12:29-30 "For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies. "Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread. As for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good." 2 Thessalonians 3:10-13"See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity; in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that you may live and multiply, and that the LORD your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to possess it." Deuteronomy 30:15-16 "You shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to give your fathers." Deuteronomy 6:18 "O Israel, you should listen and be careful to do it, that it may be well with you and that you may multiply greatly, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey." Deuteronomy 6:3 "Then it shall come about, because you listen to these judgments and keep and do them, that the LORD your God will keep with you His covenant and His lovingkindness which He swore to your forefathers." Deuteronomy 7:12 "Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always, that it may be well with them and with their sons forever!" Deuteronomy 5:29 "So keep the words of this covenant to do them, that you may prosper in all that you do." Deuteronomy 29:9 "The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you." Philippians 4:9 "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:19 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock." Matthew 7:24-25 "If they hear and serve Him, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures." Job 36:11 "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love." John 15:10 "If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them." John 13:17 "But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does." James 1:25 "Whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight." 1 John 3:22 "For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified." Romans 2:13 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." John 5:24 "For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother." Matthew 12:50 "The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever." 1 John 2:17 "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter." Matthew 7:21 "How blessed are those who keep justice, who practice righteousness at all times!" Psalm 106:3 "And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation." Hebrews 5:9 "Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see death." John 8:51"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 "For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day." 2 Timothy 1:12-13 "When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save." Job 22:29 "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man." Psalm 118:8 "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word." 2 Thessalonians 2:15-17 "But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ." 2 Thessalonians 3:3-5 "Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with anxious heart, 'Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.' Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Then the lame will leap like deer, and the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the Arabah." Isaiah 35:3-6 "Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 "I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord; I make supplication with my voice to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me. Look to the right and see; For there is no one who regards me; There is no escape for me; no one cares for my soul. I cried out to You, O Lord; I said, "You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living. Give heed to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are too strong for me. Bring my soul out of prison, so that I may give thanks to Your name; The righteous will surround me, For You will deal bountifully with me." Psalm 142:1-7 "Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed." 1 Timothy 6:17-19 "This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them. O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! O fear the Lord, you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no want. The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing." Psalm 34:6-10 "But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You men of little faith! And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you." Luke 12:28-31 "Be angry and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity." Ephesians 4:26-27 "He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne." Revelation 3:21 "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you." 1 Peter 5:8-10 "If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do? The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates. Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup. For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face." Psalm 11:3-7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves; we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed." 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 "Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 "So the ransomed of the Lord will return and come with joyful shouting to Zion, and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away." Isaiah 51:11 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things." Philippians 4:6-8 "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me." Psalm 138:7 "Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me." John 14:1 "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." John 14:27 "Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised." Hebrews 10:35-36 "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6 "Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary." Galatians 6:9 "Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the Lord." Psalm 31:24"In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 "The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace." Psalm 29:11 "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this." Isaiah 9:6-7 "The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You." Isaiah 26:3 "LORD, You will establish peace for us, since You have also performed for us all our works." Isaiah 26:12 "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." John 14:27 "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1 "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you." Romans 16:20 "But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall." Ephesians 2:13-14 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. . . . The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you." Philippians 4:6-7, 9 "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful." Colossians 3:15"A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increases power." Proverbs 24:5 "He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power." Isaiah 40:29 "The angel answered and said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.'" Luke 1:35 "Amazement came upon them all, and they began talking with one another saying, 'What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out.'" Luke 4:36 "All the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all." Luke 6:19 "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Acts 1:8 "With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all." Acts 4:33 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16 "For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:18 "For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power." 1 Corinthians 4:20 "We have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves." 2 Corinthians 4:7 "For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses." 2 Corinthians 10:4 "He has said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me." 2 Corinthians 12:9 "That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man." Ephesians 3:16 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might." Ephesians 6:10 "For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God." 2 Timothy 1:7-8 "Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence." 2 Peter 1:3 "Therefore behold, I am going to make them knowβThis time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is the LORD." Jeremiah 16:21 "'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts." Zechariah 4:6 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16 "For this very purpose I raised you up, to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed throughout the whole earth." Romans 9:17 "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13 "These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when he raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come." Ephesians 1:20-21 "He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." Hebrews 1:3 "Who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:5"I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth." Psalm 34:1 "I will also praise You with a harp, even Your truth, O my God; to You I will sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; and my soul, which You have redeemed." Psalm 71:22-23 "SHOUT joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; come before Him with joyful singing. "Know that the LORD Himself is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. "Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations." Psalm 100:1-5 "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases; who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle." Psalm 103:1-5 "Bless the LORD, you His angels, mighty in strength, who perform His word, obeying the voice of His word! Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will. "Bless the LORD, all you works of His, in all places of His dominion; bless the LORD, O my soul!" Psalm 103:20-22 "PRAISE the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forever. "From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised. The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens." Psalm 113:1-4 "I will extol You, my God, O King, and I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. "Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts."On the glorious splendor of Your majesty and on Your wonderful works, I will meditate. Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts, and I will tell of Your greatness."They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness and will shout joyfully of Your righteousness." Psalm 145:1-7 "Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts! Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! Praise Him, highest heavens, and the waters that are above the heavens! "Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded and they were created." Psalm 148:1-5 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." Ephesians 1:3 "Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name." Hebrews 13:15 "Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises." James 5:13 "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing." Revelation 5:12 "Saying, 'Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.'" Revelation 7:12 "Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying 'Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.'" Revelation 19:6-7 "Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise Him." Romans 15:11 "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things." Philippians 4:8 "Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name." Hebrews 13:15 "So that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:7 "For it is written, 'As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.'" Romans 14:11"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." Matthew 7:7-8 "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." Matthew 21:22 "This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him." 1 John 5:14-15 "Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you." Jeremiah 29:12 "It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear." Isaiah 65:24 "You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; and you will pay your vows." Job 22:27 "In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full." John 16:23-24 "Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much." James 5:16 "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it." John 14:13-14 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." John 15:7 "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." Matthew 6:6 "Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me." Psalm 50:15 "Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; You will cry, and He will say, 'Here I am.'" Isaiah 58:9 "The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous." Proverbs 15:29 "He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him." Psalm 91:15 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!" Matthew 7:11 "The righteous cry, and the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. Psalm 34:17 "Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, and He will hear my voice." Psalm 55:17 "The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them." Psalm 145:18-19 "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him." Matthew 6:8 "Whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight." 1 John 3:22 "Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3 "Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you." Mark 11:24"The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe." Proverbs 18:10 "But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel, 'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you.'" Isaiah 43:1-2 "But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one." 2 Thessalonians 3:3 "Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?" 1 Peter 3:13 "The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever." Psalm 121:7-8 "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread?" Psalm 27:1 "When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet." Proverbs 3:24 "For You have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength against the enemy." Psalm 61:3 "But he who listens to me shall live securely and shall be at ease from the dread of evil." Proverbs 1:33 "He will not fear evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord." Psalm 112:7 "For you have made the Lord, my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place. No evil will befall you, nor will any plague come near your tent." Psalm 91:9-10 "In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 "You will laugh at violence and famine, neither will you be afraid of wild beasts." Job 5:22 "Then you would trust, because there is hope; and you would look around and rest securely. You would lie down and none would disturb you, and many would entreat your favor." Job 11:18-19 ". . . May the beloved of the Lord dwell in security by Him, Who shields him all the day, and he dwells between His shoulders." Deuteronomy 33:12 "They will no longer be a prey to the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not devour them; but they will live securely, and no one will make them afraid." Ezekiel 34:28 "But if you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries." Exodus 23:22 "But You, O Lord, are on high forever. For, behold, Your enemies, O Lord, for, behold, Your enemies will perish; all who do iniquity will be scattered." Psalm 92:8-9"Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Do not turn to the right nor to the left; turn your foot from evil." Proverbs 4:25-27 "Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is he who keeps the law." Proverbs 29:18 "Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." Ephesians 4:1-3 "Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14 "The naive believes everything, but the sensible man considers his steps." Proverbs 14:15 "Prepare plans by consultation, and make war by wise guidance." Proverbs 20:18 "Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go." Joshua 1:7 "You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you." John 15:16 "Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, 'All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.'" Matthew 28:18-20 "The mind of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps." Proverbs 16:9 "I know, O LORD, that a man's way is not in himself, nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps." Jeremiah 10:23 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Acts 1:8 "There is an appointed time for everything. There is a time for every event under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1 "Get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you." Acts 26:16 "We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28βThis book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.β Joshua 1:8 βGlory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad. Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually. Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done, His marvels and the judgments from His mouth.β 1 Chronicles 16:10-12 βHow blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.β Psalm 1:1-3 βCome, behold the works of the LORD . . . βCease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.β The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.β Psalm 46:8, 10-11 βMy soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken. On God my salvation and my glory rest; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.β Psalm 63:5-8 βI shall remember the deeds of the LORD; surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will meditate on all Your work and muse on Your deeds. Your way, O God, is holy; what god is great like our God?β Psalm 77:11-13 βSearch me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.β Psalm 139:23-24 βGuard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil. Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.β Ecclesiastes 5:1-2 βThe Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of disciples, that I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple. The Lord GOD has opened My ear; and I was not disobedient nor did I turn back.β Isaiah 50:4-5 βI will stand on my guard post and station myself on the rampart; and I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me, and how I may reply when I am reproved.β Habakkuk 2:1 βIn the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.β Mark 1:35 βAbide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.β John 15:4-5 βI urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.β Romans 12:1-2"Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you." Hebrews 13:17 "A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is arrogant and careless. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated." Proverbs 14:16-17 "Samuel said, 'Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has also rejected you from being king.'" 1 Samuel 15:22-23 "Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men." 1 Peter 2:13-15 "If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.' Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken." Isaiah 1:19-20 "Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance." 1 Peter 1:13-14 "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." Philippians 2:5-8 "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God." Romans 6:12-13 "So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart." Ephesians 4:17-18 "You were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light." Ephesians 5:8 "Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7 "Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered." Hebrews 5:8 "You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time." 1 Peter 5:5-6 "Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ." Ephesians 5:21 "No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble." Proverbs 12:21"For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said, 'In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.'" Isaiah 30:15 "Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord." Acts 3:19 "Do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?" Romans 2:4 "Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you." Acts 8:22 "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded." James 4:8 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9 "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Matthew 3:11 "John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins." Mark 1:4 "I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance." Luke 5:32 "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance." Luke 15:7 "Repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem." Luke 24:47 "When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, 'Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.'" Acts 11:18 "He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins." Acts 5:31 "I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us." 2 Corinthians 7:9 "For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death." 2 Corinthians 7:10 "With gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth." 2 Timothy 2:25 "Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God." Hebrews 6:1 "For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears." Hebrews 12:17 "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9 "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." Mark 1:15 "If the wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed and observes all My statutes and practices justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die. All his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced, he will live." Ezekiel 18: 21-22"Men will say, 'Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth!'" Psalm 58:11 "Lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord, for You recompense a man according to his work." Psalm 62:12 "Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward." Psalm 127:3 "Behold, the Lord GOD will come with might, with His arm ruling for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him and His recompense before Him." Isaiah 40:10 "I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give to each man according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds." Jeremiah 17:10 "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you." Matthew 5:12 "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. "So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full."But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. "When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." Matthew 6:1-6 "Whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward." Matthew 10:42 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds." Matthew 16:27 "Love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men." Luke 6:35 "Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. Each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward." 1 Corinthians 3:8, 13-14 "Knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free." Ephesians 6:8 "Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve." Colossians 3:24 "Do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward." Hebrews 10:35 "Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him." Hebrews 11:6 "Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward." 2 John 1:8"Jesus answered and said to him, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.' Nicodemus said to Him, 'How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?' "Jesus answered, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, "You must be born again."'" John 3:3-7 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17 "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." 2 Corinthians 5:21 "You were dead in your trespasses and sins." Ephesians 2:1 "This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:3-4 "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world." 1 John 2:1-2 "When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions." Colossians 2:13 "It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance. For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers." 1 Timothy 4:9-10 "But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many." Romans 5:15 "But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior." Titus 3:4-6"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:3-5 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand." John 10:27-29 "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 "I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6 "The Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one." 2 Thessalonians 3:3 "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen." Jude 1:24-25 "Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, the One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one of them is missing." Isaiah 40:26 "Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." Psalm 23:6 "Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal." John 6:27 "Who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge." 2 Corinthians 1:22 "In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation -- having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise." Ephesians 1:13 "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:30 "We desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Hebrews 6:11-12 "That by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." Hebrews 6:18-20"...The body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body." 1 Corinthians 6:13 "Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 "Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion." 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 (NIV) "But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin -- this man also does the right thing." 1 Corinthians 7:37 (NIV) "No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it." 1 Corinthians 10:13 "These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb." Revelation 14:4 "Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge." Hebrews 13:4 "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:15-16 "For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted." Hebrews 2:18 "Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!" 1 Corinthians 6:15 "Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." James 1:12 "Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment." 2 Peter 2:9"For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed."" Romans 10:11 "Then I shall not be ashamed when I look upon all Your commandments." Psalm 119:6 "Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us." Romans 5:5 "For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day." 2 Timothy 1:12 "Just as it is written, "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."" Romans 9:33 "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15 "If anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name." 1 Peter 4:16 "May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, so that I will not be ashamed." Psalm 119:80"And He said, 'If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the LORD, am your healer.'" Exodus 15:26 "Who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases." Psalms 103:3 "He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." Psalms 107:20 "But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 "Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for You are my praise." Jeremiah 17:14 "For I will restore you to health and I will heal you of your wounds, declares the LORD." Jeremiah 30:17 "My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them and health to all their body." Proverbs 4:20-22 "But the centurion said, 'Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.'" Matthew 8:8 "Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness." Matthew 9:35 "And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all." Luke 6:19 "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." Hebrews 13:8 "Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him." James 5:14-15 "And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed." 1 Peter 2:24 "Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers." 3 John 1:2"There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin." Psalm 38:3 "For my iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they weigh too much for me." Psalm 38:4 "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me." "Against You, You only, I have sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and blameless when You judge." Psalm 51:2-4 "'Come now, and let us reason together,' says the LORD, 'Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.'" Isaiah 1:18 "Behold, the LORD's hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear." Isaiah 59:1 "For this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins." Matthew 26:28 "God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." Romans 5:8-10 "Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the booty with the strong; because He poured out Himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors." Isaiah 53:12 "Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19-21 They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,' declares the LORD, 'for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.'" Jeremiah 31:34 "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary." Galatians 6:7-9 "If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us." 1 John 1:8-10 "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world." 1 John 2:1-2 "The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!'" John 1:29 "Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.'" John 8:34 "Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account." Romans 4:8 "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts." Romans 6:12 "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." 2 Corinthians 5:21 "Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger." Ephesians 4:26 "Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin." 1 Timothy 5:22 "All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death." 1 John 5:17 "Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12:1 "If we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." 1 John 1:7 "By sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ." 1 Corinthians 8:12 "Encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called 'Today,' so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin." Hebrews 3:13"And I will betroth you to me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in lovingkindness and in compassion." Hosea 2:19 "Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am." 1 Corinthians 7:8 (NIV) "Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches." 1 Corinthians 7:17 (NIV) "Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife. But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life and I want to spare you this." 1 Corinthians 7:27-28 (NIV) "But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and his interests are divided... This I say I for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is seemly and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord." 1 Corinthians 7:32, 34-35 "But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin -- this man also does the right things. So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better." 1 Corinthians 7:37-38 (NIV) "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." Hebrews 13:4 (NIV) "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 "Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God." Romans 7:4 "But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another." Galatians 6:4 "Make every effort to add to your faith, goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." II Peter 1:5-8 (NIV) "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23 (NIV) "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." John 14:18 "Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me." John 14:1 "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Psalm 147:3 "God is our refuge and strength, an very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1 "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." I Peter 5:7(NIV) "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31 (NIV) "Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord." Psalm 31:24"The LORD shall reign forever and ever." Exodus 15:18 "The LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment." Psalm 9:7 "The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD'S throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men." Psalm 11:4 "The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the LORD has clothed and girded Himself with strength; indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved." Psalm 93:1 "The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many islands be glad." Psalms 97:1 "There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this." Isaiah 9:7 "Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker -- an earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the potter, 'What are you doing?' Or the thing you are making say, 'He has no hands'? Woe to him who says to a father, 'What are you begetting?' Or to a woman, 'To what are you giving birth?'" Isaiah 45:9-10 "Thus says the LORD, 'Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?" Isaiah 66:1 "'Behold, the days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land." Jeremiah 23:5 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David." Luke 1:32 "'Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool of feet; what kind of house will you build for me?' says the Lord, 'Or what place is there for my repose.'" Acts 7:49 "For it is written, 'As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.'" Romans 14:11 "Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, 'Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.'" Revelation 19:6 "... Therefore, hear the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left." 1 Kings 22:19 "Say among the nations, 'The LORD reigns; indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.'" Psalm 96:10 "The LORD reigns, let the peoples tremble; He is enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!" Psalm 99:1 "The LORD will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!" Psalm 146:10 "You, O LORD, rule forever; Your throne is from generation to generation." Lamentations 5:19βTruly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.β John 14:12 βLet your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.β Matthew 5:16 βThe gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.β Romans 11:29 βSince we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.β Romans 12:6-8 βThere are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. . . To each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.β 1 Corinthians 12:4-5, 7 βGod has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired. If they were all one member, where would the body be? But now there are many members, but one body.β 1 Corinthians 12:18-20 βGod has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.β 1 Corinthians 12:24-26 βIf I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.β 1 Corinthians 13:2 βSince you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church.β 1 Corinthians 14:12 βGive attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery. Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.β 1 Timothy 4:13-15 βKindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.β 2 Timothy 1:6-7 βAs each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.β 1 Peter 4:10-11"Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord." 1 Peter 2:2-3 "Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen." 2 Peter 3:18 "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15 "Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all." 1 Timothy 4:15 "Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God." Hebrews 6:1 "Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. "For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 1:5-8 "For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God." Ephesians 3:14-19 "For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience." Colossians 1:9-11 "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God." Colossians 3:16 "We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit." 2 Corinthians 3:16 "The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Psalm 92:12 "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. "And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ." Philippians 1:6, 9, 10 "As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ." Ephesians 4:14-15"Then he said to them, 'Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'" Nehemiah 8:10 "The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." Psalms 18:2 "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread?" Psalm 27:1 "My soul weeps because of grief; strengthen me according to Your word." Psalm 119:28 "Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine." Proverbs 8:14 "For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said, 'In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.'" Isaiah 30:15 "He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power." Isaiah 40:29 "Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:31 "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 "He said, 'O man of high esteem, do not be afraid. Peace be with you; take courage and be courageous!' Now as soon as he spoke to me, I received strength and said, 'May my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.'" Daniel 10:19 "That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love." Ephesians 3:16, 17 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might." Ephesians 6:10 "Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm." Ephesians 6:13 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13 "So that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light." Colossians 1:10-12"Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 "No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it." 1 Corinthians 10:13 "Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad." Proverbs 12:25 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:16 "I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from whence shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. "The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever." Psalm 121:1-8 "In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:18 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." John 14:27 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride." Psalm 46:1-3 "The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble; and those who know Your name will put their trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You." Psalm 9:9-10"Great wealth is in the house of the righteous, but trouble is in the income of the wicked." Proverbs 15:6 "The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, honor, and life." Proverbs 22:4 "Then the LORD your God will prosper you abundantly in all the work of your hand, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your cattle and in the produce of your ground, for the LORD will again rejoice over you for good, just as He rejoiced over your fathers." Deuteronomy 30:9 "Then He will give you rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plenteous; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture." Isaiah 30:23 "Moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor - it is the gift of God." Ecclesiastes 3:13 "The LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your beast and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. "The LORD will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. "The LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you only will be above, and you will not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I charge you today, to observe them carefully." Deuteronomy 28:11-13 "Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God." Ecclesiastes 5:19 "Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, and my yield better than choicest silver." Proverbs 8:18-19 "Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever." Psalm 112:3 "And place your gold in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, then the Almighty will be your gold and choice silver to you." Job 22:24-25 "They will build houses and inhabit them; they will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They will not build and another inhabit, they will not plant and another eat; for as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will wear out the work of their hands. "They will not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity; for they are the offspring of those blessed by the LORD, and their descendants with them." Isaiah 65:21-23 "All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the LORD your God:"Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. "Blessed shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock. "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. "Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out." Deuteronomy 28:2-6"In the day of prosperity be happy, but in the day of adversity consider -- God has made the one as well as the other so that man will not discover anything that will be after him." Ecclesiastes 7:14 "And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance." Romans 5:3 "If children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him." Romans 8:17 "For to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake." Philippians 1:29 "Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, according to the power of God." 2 Timothy 1:8 "For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps." 1 Peter 2:21 "But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. "For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong." 1 Peter 3:14-17 "But if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name." 1 Peter 4:16 "After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you." 1 Peter 5:10 "For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; in the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock." Psalms 27:5 "That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death." Philippians 3:10 "GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalms 46:1"He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion." Proverbs 28:13 "For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace." Romans 6:14 "Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it." 1 Corinthians 10:12, 13 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." Ephesians 6:10-11, 16 "For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted." Hebrews 2:18 "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:14-16 "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." James 1:2-3, 12 "Let no one say when he is tempted, I am being tempted by God; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust." James 1:13, 14 "Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7 "In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:6-7 "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world." 1 Peter 5:8-9 "Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation." 2 Peter 2:9a "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9 "You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." 1 John 4:4 "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty." Jude 24-25aβGive thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders. Glory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.β 1 Chronicles 16:8-10 βO give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting.β 1 Chronicles 16:34 βOur God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name. But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.β 1 Chronicles 29:13-14 βI will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.β Psalm 7:17 βThe LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart exults, and with my song I shall thank Him.β Psalm 28:6-8 βSing praise to the LORD, you His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name, for His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning.β Psalm 30:4-5 βIt is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night.β Psalm 92:1-2 βI will bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; for You have magnified Your word according to all Your name. On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.β Psalm 138:2-3 βI will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.β Psalm 139:14 ββGive thanks to the LORD, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; make them remember that His name is exalted.β Praise the LORD in song, for He has done excellent things; let this be known throughout the earth.β Isaiah 12:4-5 βTo You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for You have given me wisdom and power; even now You have made known to me what we requested of You.β Daniel 2:23 βFather, I thank You that You have heard Me.β John 11:41 βThanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.β 1 Corinthians 15:57 βThanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.β 2 Corinthians 2:14 βI thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.β Philippians 1:3-6 βWhatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.β Colossians 3:17 βIn everything give thanks; for this is Godβs will for you in Christ Jesus.β 1 Thessalonians 5:18 βAmen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.β Revelation 7:12"Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in the LORD." Psalm 4:5 "Those who know Your name will put their trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You." Psalm 9:10 "O my God, in You I trust, do not let me be ashamed; do not let my enemies exult over me." Psalm 25:20 "I hate those who regard vain idols, but I trust in the LORD." Psalm 31:6 "As for me, I trust in You, O LORD, I say, 'You are my God.'" Psalm 31:14 "Our heart rejoices in Him, because we trust in His holy name." Psalm 33:21 "Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness." Psalm 37:3 "Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it." Psalm 37:5 "He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many will see and fear and will trust in the LORD. How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, and has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood." Psalm 40:3-4 "I will not trust in my bow, nor will my sword save me." Psalm 44:6 "As for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever." Psalm 52:8 "But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You." Psalm 55:23 "When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, in God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?" Psalm 56:3 "Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Do not trust in oppression and do not vainly hope in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them." Psalm 62:8, 10 "Because they did not believe in God and did not trust in His salvation." Psalm 78:22 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5 "A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust." Proverbs 21:22 "So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you." Proverbs 22:18 "Trust in the LORD forever, for in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock." Isaiah 26:4 "And again, 'I will put my trust in Him.' And again, 'Behold, I and the children whom God has given me.'" Hebrews 2:13 "We had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead." 2 Corinthians 1:9 "I trust that you will realize that we ourselves do not fail the test." 2 Corinthians 13:6"O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your dwelling places. " Psalm 43:3 "Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, and in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom." Psalm 51:6 "I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances before me." Psalm 119:30 "The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth." Psalm 145:18 "Buy truth, and do not sell it, get wisdom and instruction and understanding." Proverbs 23:23 "These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates." Zechariah 8:16 "The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. "John testified about Him and cried out, saying, 'This was He of whom I said, "He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'" For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. "For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ." John 1:14-17 "He who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." John 3:21 "An hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." John 4:23-24 "You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." John 8:32 "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.'" John 14:6 "When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come." John 16:13 "He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe." John 19:35 "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness. "For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen." Romans 1:18,25 "Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." 1 Corinthians 5:8 "We have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God." 2 Corinthians 4:2 "In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation -- having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise." Ephesians 1:13 "Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ." Ephesians 4:15 "If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; if we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us." 1 John 1:6,8 "Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him." 1 John 3:18-19 "He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him." John 7:18 "We know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things. A corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth." Romans 2:2,20 "For the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth." Ephesians 5:9 "Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth." 1 Timothy 2:4-7 "For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins." Hebrews 10:26 "The one who says, 'I have come to know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." 1 John 2:4βI would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD.β Psalm 27:13-14 βDelight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday. Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him.β Psalm 37:4-7 βI waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many will see and fear and will trust in the LORD.β Psalm 40:1-3 βMy soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken.β Psalm 62:5-6 βDo not say, βI will repay evilβ; wait for the LORD, and He will save you.β Proverbs 20:22 βThe end of a matter is better than its beginning; patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.β Ecclesiastes 7:8 βThose who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.β Isaiah 40:31 βFor from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him.β Isaiah 64:4 ββThe LORD is my portion,β says my soul, βTherefore I have hope in Him.β The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him.β Lamentations 3:24-25 βThe vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; for it will certainly come, it will not delay.β Habakkuk 2:3 βIn hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.β Romans 8:24-25 βLet us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.β Galatians 6:9 βLet us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.β Hebrews 10:23 βDo not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay.β Hebrews 10:35-37"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him." James 1:5 ". . . He may teach us concerning His ways and that we may walk in His paths." Isaiah 2:3 "For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy . . . " Ecclesiastes 2:26 "I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; indeed, my mind instructs me in the night." Psalm 16:7 "Then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity." Proverbs 2:5-6 Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, and in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom." Psalm 51:6 "And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life." 1 John 5:20 "For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness, is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ." 2 Corinthians 4:6 "Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things." Proverbs 28:5"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." John 14:27 "Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. " 1 Peter 5:7 "Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me." John 14:1 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. " Colossians 3:15 "And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 "For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? "And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? "And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'" "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:25-34 "For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace" Romans 8:6 "For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, 'AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH, THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST,' although His works were finished from the foundation of the world. . . . So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God." Hebrews 4:3, 9 "Those who love Your law have great peace, and nothing causes them to stumble." Psalm 119:165 "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, 'My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!'" Psalm 91:1-2 "In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 "When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet." Proverbs 3:24 "The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. " Isaiah 26:3 Δ
