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Abuse
- Ephesians 6:4 - Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Galatians 5:19-21 - Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Colossians 3:19 - Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
- Colossians 3:21 - Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
- Proverbs 22:10 - Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 - But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.
- Psalm 11:5 - The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
- Psalm 147:3 - He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Proverbs 10:11 - The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Psalm 9:9 - The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- 1 Peter 3:7 - Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
- 2 Timothy 3:1-8 - But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
- Ephesians 4:31 - Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Addiction
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- 1 Peter 5:8 - Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- James 1:12-15 - Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
- 1 John 2:16 - For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
- 1 Corinthians 6:12 - “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.
- James 4:7 - Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 - Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
- 1 Peter 5:10 - And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
- Galatians 5:19-21 - Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- 1 Peter 2:11 - Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
- Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
- Matthew 6:13 - And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
- John 8:36 - So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
- Romans 13:14 - But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
Adversity
- Romans 8:28 - And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- Proverbs 24:10 - If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
- James 1:2-4 - Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 - We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
- 1 Peter 5:10 - And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
- Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
- 1 Peter 5:8 - Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- Psalm 34:19 - Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
- Philippians 4:12-13 - I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
- James 1:12 - Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 - But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
- 2 Chronicles 15:7 - But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.
- Proverbs 3:4-6 - So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. 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 straight your paths.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Proverbs 17:17 - A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Aging
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 - So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
- Proverbs 20:29 - The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
- Psalm 71:18 - So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.
- Psalm 71:9 - Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.
- Proverbs 16:31 - Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.
- Job 12:12 - Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.
- Leviticus 19:32 - “You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
- Isaiah 46:4 - Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.
- Psalm 92:12-15 - The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
- Titus 2:3 - Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,
Ambition
- Luke 9:25 - For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
- Matthew 23:12 - Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Matthew 6:33 - But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
- 1 Timothy 6:9 - But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
- Philippians 2:4 - Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
- 1 John 2:16 - For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
- John 5:44 - How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- James 4:1-2 - What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.
- Philippians 2:3 - Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
- Romans 15:20 - And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation.
- James 4:2 - You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.
- Matthew 16:26 - For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
- Romans 12:16 - Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
- Matthew 4:8-10 - 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 I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”
- Matthew 23:5-7 - They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others.
Anger
- Proverbs 14:29 - Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
- Psalm 37:8 - Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
- Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- James 1:20 - For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
- Ephesians 4:26 - Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
- James 1:19 - Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
- Proverbs 29:11 - A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 - Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
- Proverbs 19:11 - Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
- James 1:19-20 - Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
- Ephesians 4:31 - Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
- Ephesians 4:26-27 - Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.
- Proverbs 16:32 - Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
- Proverbs 15:18 - A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
- Colossians 3:8 - But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
Anxiety
- Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, 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 understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
- 2 Timothy 1:7 - For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
- Psalm 55:22 - Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
- Philippians 4:6 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
- Matthew 6:25-34 - “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ...
- 1 Peter 5:6-7 - Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- Hebrews 13:6 - So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
- Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Matthew 6:34 - “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
- Psalm 94:19 - When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - 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 straight your paths.
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Arrogance
- 1 Samuel 2:3 - Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
- Romans 12:3 - For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
- Proverbs 8:13 - The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
- Isaiah 13:11 - I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.
- Luke 18:9-14 - He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ ...
- Proverbs 27:2 - Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
- Proverbs 16:18 - Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- 1 Timothy 5:8 - But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- Philippians 2:3 - Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
- Proverbs 16:5 - Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord ; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 12:15 - The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
- Mark 7:20-23 - And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
- Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Psalm 94:4 - They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.
Assurance
- John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- 1 John 5:13 - I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
- Romans 8:16 - The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
- 2 Timothy 1:12 - Which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.
- Hebrews 10:22 - Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Psalm 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- John 3:36 - Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
- 1 John 5:14 - And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
- John 5:24 - Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
- John 10:28 - I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
- Colossians 2:2 - That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ,
- Hebrews 6:11 - And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end,
- Philippians 1:6 - And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, 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 understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- James 1:12 - Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Backsliding
- Proverbs 14:14 - The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
- 2 Peter 2:20-22 - For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
- Hebrews 6:4-6 - For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.
- Luke 9:62 - Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
- Jeremiah 14:7 - “Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
- 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- Jeremiah 3:22 - “Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness.” “Behold, we come to you, for you are the Lord our God.
- Hosea 11:7 - My people are bent on turning away from me, and though they call out to the Most High, he shall not raise them up at all.
- Jeremiah 8:5 - Why then has this people turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit; they refuse to return.
- Hebrews 10:38-39 - But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
- Hosea 14:4 - I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.
- Revelation 2:4-5 - But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
- Proverbs 24:16 - For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
- 2 Corinthians 13:5 - Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 - If 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 and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Beauty
- 1 Peter 3:3-4 - Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
- Proverbs 31:30 - Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
- Song of Solomon 4:7 - You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.
- 1 Samuel 16:7 - But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
- Genesis 1:27 - So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
- Psalm 139:14 - I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
- Isaiah 40:8 - The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 - So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
- Ecclesiastes 3:11 - He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
- Ephesians 2:10 - For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
- 1 Timothy 2:9-10 - Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.
- Proverbs 6:25 - Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
- 1 Timothy 2:9 - Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,
- Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
- Ezekiel 28:17 - Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.
Bereavement
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.
- 1 Peter 1:10-11 - Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 - For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
- John 5:28 - Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
- Psalm 116:15 - Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
- James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
- 2 Timothy 1:12 - Which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.
- Romans 8:28 - And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- 1 John 5:10 - Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.
- John 19:25 - But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
- Esther 4:16 - “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”
- Exodus 4:11-12 - Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.”
- Jude 1:13 - Wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
- 1 John 3:14 - We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
- 1 John 3:2 - Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
Betrayal
- Proverbs 19:5 - A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
- Ephesians 6:10-18 - Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ...
- Matthew 6:14-15 - For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
- Matthew 24:10 - And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.
- Psalm 41:9 - Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
- Genesis 12:3 - I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
- Luke 22:48 - But Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”
- Mark 11:25 - And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
- Matthew 7:12 - “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
- James 1:1-27 - James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. ...
- Luke 22:3-6 - Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.
- Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
- Micah 7:5-7 - Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms; for the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house. But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
- Psalm 23:1-6 - A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...
- Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
- Judges 16:15 - And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me where your great strength lies.”
Bitterness
- Ephesians 4:31 - Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
- Hebrews 12:15 - See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
- Ephesians 4:31-32 - 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, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
- Acts 8:23 - For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”
- Matthew 6:14-15 - For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
- Ephesians 4:26 - Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
- Hebrews 12:14-15 - Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
- Romans 3:14 - “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
- Colossians 3:8 - But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
- Proverbs 10:12 - Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
Blessings
- Philippians 4:19 - And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- Numbers 6:24-26 - The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
- James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
- Luke 6:38 - Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 - And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
- 3 John 1:2 - Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
- John 1:16 - For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
- Ephesians 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
- Deuteronomy 28:1-68 - “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
- Proverbs 16:7 - When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Malachi 3:10 - Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
- Philippians 4:7 - And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 2:13 - For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Boldness
- Proverbs 28:1 - The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
- Acts 28:31 - Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.
- Ephesians 3:12 - In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
- Acts 4:31 - And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
- Acts 4:29 - And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,
- 2 Corinthians 3:12 - Since we have such a hope, we are very bold,
- Acts 4:13 - Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
- Hebrews 13:6 - So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
- Ephesians 6:19 - And also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,
- Hebrews 4:16 - Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
- Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Brokenhearted
- Psalm 34:18 - The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
- Psalm 147:3 - He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
- Isaiah 61:1 - The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
- 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- Revelation 21:4 - He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
- Psalm 51:17 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Matthew 11:28 - Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - 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 straight your paths.
- Romans 8:28 - And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- Psalm 73:26 - My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, 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 understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- John 16:33 - I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Children
- Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Ephesians 6:4 - Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Proverbs 17:6 - Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
- Psalm 127:3-5 - Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
- Psalm 127:3 - Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
- Matthew 18:10 - “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
- Genesis 1:28 - And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
- Isaiah 54:13 - All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.
- Matthew 19:14 - But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
- Ephesians 6:1-4 - Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Colossians 3:20 - Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
- Mark 10:13-16 - And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
- 3 John 1:4 - I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
- Proverbs 1:8-9 - Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
- Proverbs 20:11 - Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Comfort
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 - 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 may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- Psalm 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Matthew 11:28-30 - Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
- Psalm 119:76 - Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
- Matthew 5:4 - “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
- Psalm 119:50 - This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Psalm 91:1-16 - 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.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ...
- Psalm 34:18 - The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
- Romans 8:26-28 - Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- Psalm 147:3 - He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- John 16:22 - So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
- Isaiah 51:12 - “I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,
- Isaiah 49:13 - Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
Compassion
- Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
- Mark 6:34 - When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
- Colossians 3:12-13 - Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 - 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 may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- Galatians 6:2 - Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
- 1 Peter 3:8 - Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
- 1 John 3:17 - But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
- Colossians 3:12 - Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
- Matthew 9:36 - When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
- Matthew 14:14 - When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
- Genesis 6:6 - And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.
- Psalm 103:13 - As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
- Lamentations 3:22-23 - The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
- Psalm 86:15 - But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
- Romans 12:15 - Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
Contentment
- Hebrews 13:5 - Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Philippians 4:11-13 - Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
- 1 Timothy 6:6-8 - But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
- Luke 12:15 - And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
- 1 Timothy 6:6-11 - But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
- 1 Timothy 6:6 - But godliness with contentment is great gain,
- Matthew 6:33 - But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10 - For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
- Philippians 4:19 - And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 26:3 - You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
- Psalm 37:3-5 - Trust in the Lord , and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act.
- Philippians 4:11 - Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
- 1 Corinthians 7:17 - Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.
- Matthew 6:25 - “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
- Proverbs 16:8 - Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
Courage
- Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- 2 Timothy 1:7 - For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
- Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
- Psalm 31:24 - Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!
- 1 Corinthians 16:13 - Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
- Psalm 27:14 - Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
- John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
- 1 Chronicles 28:20 - Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.
- Psalm 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - 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 straight your paths.
- John 16:33 - I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
- Deuteronomy 31:8 - It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
- Mark 5:36 - But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”
- Psalm 112:7 - He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
- Psalm 56:3-4 - When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Death
- Revelation 21:4 - He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
- Romans 14:8 - For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7 - And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Luke 23:43 - And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
- John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 - For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
- Psalm 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- John 11:26 - And everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
- Matthew 10:28 - And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- John 11:25-26 - Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
- 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 - Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
Debt
- Proverbs 22:7 - The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
- Romans 13:8 - Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
- Romans 13:7 - Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
- Psalm 37:21 - The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives.
- Luke 14:28 - For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
- Proverbs 22:26-27 - Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
- Matthew 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
- 1 Timothy 5:8 - But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- Proverbs 13:22 - A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
- Proverbs 22:26 - Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts.
- Deuteronomy 28:12 - The Lord will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. And you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
- Luke 16:11 - If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
- Matthew 6:33 - But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
- Exodus 22:25-27 - “If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
- Hebrews 13:5 - Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Deception
- Galatians 6:7 - Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
- Proverbs 10:9 - Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
- Proverbs 12:22 - Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
- Psalm 52:2 - Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
- Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
- James 1:22 - But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
- Galatians 5:16-26 - But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, ...
- John 8:44 - You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
- Proverbs 11:3 - The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
- Luke 6:31 - And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
- Ephesians 4:31-32 - 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, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
- Colossians 3:9 - Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices.
- Mark 7:20-22 - And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
- 1 John 4:1 - Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- 2 Peter 2:1-22 - But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; ...
Deliverance
- Psalm 34:17 - When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
- Psalm 107:6 - Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
- Psalm 50:15 - And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”
- Psalm 34:4 - I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
- 2 Samuel 22:2 - He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
- Galatians 5:1 - For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
- James 5:16 - Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
- John 8:32 - And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- Romans 6:14-19 - For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. ...
- John 15:7 - If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- 2 Peter 2:9 - Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,
- Joel 2:25-27 - I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
- Matthew 10:1 - And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.
- Psalm 91:1-16 - 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.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ...
- Psalm 40:17 - As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!
Depression
- Psalm 34:17-18 - When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 7:6 - But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus.
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- Matthew 11:28 - Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord , plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - 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 straight your paths.
- Psalm 143:7-8 - Answer me quickly, O Lord ! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit. Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
- Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, 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 understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Psalm 30:5 - For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
- Psalm 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Proverbs 12:25 - Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
- Psalm 9:9 - The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Psalm 34:18 - The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
- Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Despair
- Psalm 34:17-20 - When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 - We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
- 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
- Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, 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 understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:19 - And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- Revelation 21:4 - He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
- Psalm 91:1-16 - 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.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ...
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 - But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
- Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8 - We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
- Psalm 23:1-6 - A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...
- Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- John 5:24 - Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Direction
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - 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 straight your paths.
- Psalm 32:8 - I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
- Psalm 37:23 - The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way;
- Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Isaiah 11:2 - And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
- Jeremiah 33:3 - Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
- Psalm 37:23-24 - The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.
- Jeremiah 1:7-8 - But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.”
- Proverbs 16:9 - The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
- Proverbs 16:1-2 - The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.
- Job 33:14-15 - For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds,
- Isaiah 43:16-19 - Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
- Psalm 23:3 - He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
- Psalm 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
- Isaiah 48:17-18 - 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. Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;
Discipline
- Hebrews 12:11 - For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
- Proverbs 12:1 - Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
- Proverbs 13:24 - Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
- 1 Corinthians 9:27 - But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
- Revelation 3:19 - Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
- Proverbs 3:11-12 - My son, do not despise the Lord 's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
- Hebrews 12:1-29 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.
- Proverbs 29:15 - The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
- Proverbs 29:17 - Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
- Ephesians 6:4 - Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Proverbs 22:15 - Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Proverbs 25:28 - A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
- Proverbs 23:13 - Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
- Titus 1:8 - But hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Discouragement
- Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - 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 straight your paths.
- Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- John 16:33 - I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 - But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
- 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- Romans 8:26 - Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
- Romans 8:31 - What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
- Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
- James 4:7 - Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- Psalm 31:24 - Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!
- Deuteronomy 31:8 - It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
- Isaiah 53:1-12 - Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. ...
- 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 - For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Divorce
- Luke 16:18 - “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
- Matthew 5:32 - But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 - To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 - But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.
- Matthew 19:6 - So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
- Matthew 19:9 - And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
- Malachi 2:16 - “For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.”
- Matthew 19:8 - He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
- Romans 7:2 - For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.
- Matthew 5:31-32 - “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Mark 10:12 - And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
- Genesis 2:24 - Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
- Matthew 19:3-9 - And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?” He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?” ...
- 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 - Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ...
- Hebrews 13:4 - Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Doubt
- James 1:6 - But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
- Proverbs 3:5-8 - 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 straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.
- Matthew 21:21 - And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
- Matthew 14:31 - Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
- Mark 11:23 - Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
- James 1:5-8 - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
- Jude 1:22 - And have mercy on those who doubt;
- Mark 9:24 - Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Luke 24:38 - And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
- Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
- Romans 14:23 - But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
- Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
- Jeremiah 29:11-13 - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
Encouragement
- Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- John 16:33 - I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
- 2 Timothy 1:7 - For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
- Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 - Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
- Isaiah 40:31 - But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
- Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
- Psalm 31:24 - Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!
- Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
- Hebrews 10:24-25 - And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
- Romans 15:4 - For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13 - Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
- Matthew 11:28 - Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Endurance
- Romans 5:3 - Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
- James 1:12 - Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
- Hebrews 10:36 - For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
- James 1:2 - Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
- Colossians 1:11 - Being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;
- Romans 12:12 - Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Hebrews 12:1 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
- James 1:4 - And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
- Romans 15:4 - For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
- Romans 8:28 - And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- James 5:11 - Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
- Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
- Romans 15:5 - May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,
- Hebrews 12:7 - It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
Envy
- Proverbs 14:30 - A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.
- Exodus 34:14 - (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),
- James 3:16 - For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
- Proverbs 23:17 - Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
- Galatians 5:19-21 - Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Galatians 5:26 - Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
- 1 Peter 2:1 - So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
- Proverbs 24:1 - Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them,
- Titus 3:3 - For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
- Proverbs 27:4 - Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
- Ecclesiastes 4:4 - Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
- Job 5:2 - Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
- Mark 7:20-23 - And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
- 1 Timothy 6:4 - He is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,
Eternal Life
- John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- John 17:3 - And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
- John 5:24 - Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
- Matthew 25:46 - And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- Romans 10:13 - For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
- John 3:36 - Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
- 1 John 2:25 - And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.
- Galatians 6:8 - 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.
- 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- Luke 23:43 - And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
- Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
- Romans 2:7 - To those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
- 1 Timothy 6:12 - Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
- Romans 8:18 - For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Faith
- Hebrews 11:6 - And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
- Matthew 21:22 - And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
- Romans 10:17 - So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
- Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
- Mark 11:22-24 - And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- 2 Corinthians 5:7 - For we walk by faith, not by sight.
- Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - 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 straight your paths.
- Luke 1:37 - For nothing will be impossible with God.
- James 2:19 - You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 - So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
- Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.
- John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- Matthew 17:20 - He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to
Fear
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Psalm 56:3 - When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
- 2 Timothy 1:7 - For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
- Psalm 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with you; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- 1 John 4:18 - There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
- Proverbs 29:25 - The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
- Psalm 34:4 - I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
- Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
- Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
- Psalm 27:1 - The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalm 118:6 - The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
- Isaiah 35:4 - Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.”
- Hebrews 13:6 - So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
- Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Romans 8:15 - For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Forgiveness
- Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
- Colossians 3:13 - Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
- Matthew 6:14-15 - For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
- Mark 11:25 - And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
- Luke 6:37 - Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- Psalm 103:12 - As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
- Micah 7:18-19 - Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
- Matthew 18:21-22 - Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.
- Acts 2:38 - And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Ephesians 1:7 - In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
- Psalm 86:5 - For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
- Proverbs 17:9 - Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
- James 5:16 - Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
- 2 Corinthians 2:7-8 - So you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him.
Friendship
- Proverbs 17:17 - A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- Proverbs 18:24 - A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- Proverbs 27:9 - Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.
- Proverbs 27:6 - Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
- John 15:13 - Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 - Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!
- Proverbs 27:17 - Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 - Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
- Proverbs 13:20 - Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
- Proverbs 22:24-25 - Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
- Ruth 1:16-17 - But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.”
- Job 6:14 - He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
- Proverbs 27:10 - Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
- John 15:15 - No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
Grief
- Psalm 34:18 - The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
- Psalm 147:3 - He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Revelation 21:4 - He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
- Matthew 5:4 - Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 - But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
- Isaiah 61:1-3 - The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 - 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 may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- John 16:20-22 - Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
- Psalm 30:5 - For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
- Lamentations 3:31-33 - For the Lord will not cast off forever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.
- 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- Psalm 56:8 - You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?
- Isaiah 53:4 - Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
- Romans 8:18 - For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Guidance
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - 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 straight your paths.
- Psalm 32:8 - I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
- Psalm 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
- Proverbs 16:9 - The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
- Isaiah 30:21 - And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
- James 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
- Psalm 37:23 - The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way;
- Proverbs 11:14 - Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
- Jeremiah 33:3 - Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
- Psalm 73:24 - You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.
- Proverbs 2:6 - For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
- John 16:13 - When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
- Psalm 25:4-5 - Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
- Exodus 33:14 - And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
- Romans 8:14 - For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Healing
- Psalm 103:2-3 - Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
- Jeremiah 17:14 - Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.
- Isaiah 53:5 - But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
- James 5:14-15 - Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
- Exodus 15:26 - Saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.”
- Psalm 147:3 - He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- 1 Peter 2:24 - He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
- Matthew 11:28 - Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Malachi 4:2 - But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
- Proverbs 4:20-22 - My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.
- Psalm 30:2 - O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.
- Jeremiah 33:6 - Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.
- Mark 5:34 - And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
- Luke 4:18 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
- 3 John 1:2 - Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
Hope
- Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
- Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Psalm 42:11 - Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
- Romans 5:5 - And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
- Hebrews 6:19 - We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
- Psalm 39:7 - And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.
- Romans 8:24-25 - For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
- Psalm 71:5 - For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
- Titus 2:13 - Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
- 1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Psalm 130:5 - I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;
- Colossians 1:27 - To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
- Lamentations 3:21-22 - But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
- Romans 12:12 - Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Humility
- James 4:10 - Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
- Philippians 2:3 - Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
- 1 Peter 5:5-6 - Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
- Proverbs 11:2 - When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
- Colossians 3:12 - Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
- Proverbs 18:12 - Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
- Micah 6:8 - He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Proverbs 22:4 - The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
- Ephesians 4:2 - With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
- Luke 14:11 - For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
- Proverbs 3:34 - Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor.
- James 4:6 - But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 - If 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 and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
- Matthew 23:12 - Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Joy
- Psalm 16:11 - You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
- Nehemiah 8:10 - Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
- James 1:2 - Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
- Philippians 4:4 - Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
- Psalm 30:5 - For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
- John 15:11 - These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
- Psalm 118:24 - This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
- Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- 1 Peter 1:8-9 - Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
- Psalm 28:7 - The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
- Psalm 16:9 - Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
- Habakkuk 3:18 - Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
- Psalm 51:12 - Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Loneliness
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
- Psalm 27:10 - For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.
- Hebrews 13:5 - Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Psalm 68:6 - God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
- Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
- Psalm 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
- Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- John 14:18 - I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- Psalm 139:7-10 - Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
- Psalm 25:16 - Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
- Isaiah 43:2 - When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Marriage
- Genesis 2:24 - Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
- Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
- Hebrews 13:4 - Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
- Ephesians 5:22-23 - Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
- Proverbs 18:22 - He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
- Colossians 3:19 - Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
- Mark 10:9 - What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
- 1 Peter 3:7 - Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 - Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
- Ephesians 5:33 - However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
- Song of Solomon 8:7 - Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised.
- Proverbs 31:10 - An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
- 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 - The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Patience
- James 1:3-4 - For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
- Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
- Psalm 37:7 - Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
- Romans 12:12 - Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
- Ephesians 4:2 - With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
- Colossians 3:12 - Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
- 2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
- Proverbs 14:29 - Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
- Psalm 27:14 - Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
- Ecclesiastes 7:8 - Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
- James 5:7-8 - Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
- Romans 8:25 - But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Peace
- John 16:33 - I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
- Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, 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 understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 26:3 - You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
- John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
- Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
- Colossians 3:15 - And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
- Psalm 4:8 - In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
- Romans 5:1 - Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Numbers 6:24-26 - The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
- Psalm 29:11 - May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!
- Isaiah 32:17 - And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16 - Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
Persecution
- Matthew 5:10-12 - Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- 2 Timothy 3:12 - Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
- John 15:18-20 - If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
- Romans 8:35-39 - Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- 1 Peter 4:12-14 - Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
- Matthew 5:44 - But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 - We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
- Psalm 34:19 - Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
- Acts 14:22 - Strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
- 1 Peter 3:14 - But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
Prayer
- Philippians 4:6 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17 - Pray without ceasing,
- James 5:16 - Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
- Matthew 6:6 - But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
- Colossians 4:2 - Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
- Mark 11:24 - Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- 1 John 5:14 - And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
- Psalm 145:18 - The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
- Jeremiah 29:12 - Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
- Matthew 7:7 - Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
- Romans 12:12 - Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
- Ephesians 6:18 - Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
- Psalm 102:17 - He regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer.
- 1 Timothy 2:1 - First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,
Pride
- Proverbs 16:18 - Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- James 4:6 - But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
- Proverbs 11:2 - When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
- Proverbs 29:23 - One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
- Obadiah 1:3 - The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in your lofty dwelling, who say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to the ground?”
- Proverbs 8:13 - The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
- Proverbs 18:12 - Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
- Galatians 6:3 - For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
- 1 John 2:16 - For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
- Proverbs 27:2 - Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
- Luke 18:9-14 (parable of the Pharisee and tax collector, highlighting pride vs. humility)
- Romans 12:3 - For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
Protection
- Psalm 91:1-2 - 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 121:7-8 - The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3 - But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
- Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Psalm 34:7 - The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
- Proverbs 18:10 - The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
- Psalm 121:1-2 - I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
- 2 Timothy 4:18 - The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Psalm 18:2 - 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.
- Deuteronomy 31:8 - It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.
- Psalm 3:3 - But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
Provision
- Philippians 4:19 - And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- Matthew 6:31-33 - Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
- Psalm 37:25 - I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 - And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
- Psalm 23:1 - The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Deuteronomy 8:3 - And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
- Psalm 34:10 - The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
- Matthew 7:11 - If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
- 1 Timothy 6:8 - But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
- Psalm 104:27-28 - These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
- Malachi 3:10 - Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
Repentance
- Acts 3:19 - Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,
- 2 Corinthians 7:10 - For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
- Luke 13:3 - No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
- Acts 2:38 - And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- Ezekiel 18:30 - Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.
- Matthew 4:17 - From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
- 2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
- Proverbs 28:13 - Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
- Isaiah 55:7 - Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
- Luke 15:7 - Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
- Joel 2:13 - And rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.
Rest
- Matthew 11:28-30 - Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
- Psalm 23:2 - He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
- Exodus 33:14 - And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
- Psalm 4:8 - In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
- Hebrews 4:9-10 - So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.
- Isaiah 30:15 - For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling,
- Psalm 127:2 - It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.
- Jeremiah 31:25 - For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.
- Mark 6:31 - And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.
- Psalm 116:7 - Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
Salvation
- John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
- Romans 10:9 - Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
- Acts 4:12 - And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
- Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
- Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Psalm 3:8 - Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people!
- Acts 16:31 - And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- John 10:9 - I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
- Romans 10:13 - For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
- 1 Timothy 2:4 - Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Strength
- Isaiah 40:31 - But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
- Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
- Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Nehemiah 8:10 - Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 - But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
- Psalm 28:7 - The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
- Ephesians 6:10 - Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
- Psalm 18:32 - The God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.
- Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
- Habakkuk 3:19 - God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places.
- Psalm 73:26 - My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Temptation
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- James 1:12-15 - Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
- Matthew 26:41 - Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
- Hebrews 2:18 - For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
- Hebrews 4:15 - For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
- Psalm 119:11 - I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
- James 4:7 - Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- Ephesians 6:11 - Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
- 2 Peter 2:9 - Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,
- Luke 22:40 - And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
Trust
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - 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 straight your paths.
- Psalm 56:3-4 - When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
- Psalm 37:5 - Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
- Isaiah 26:4 - Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
- Jeremiah 17:7 - Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.
- Psalm 118:8 - It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.
- Proverbs 29:25 - The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
- Psalm 62:8 - Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.
- Nahum 1:7 - The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
- Psalm 28:7 - The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
Worry
- Matthew 6:25-34 - Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
- Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, 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 understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- Psalm 55:22 - Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
- Proverbs 12:25 - Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
- Psalm 94:19 - When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
- Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
- Psalm 56:3 - When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.