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BIBLE TALKS TO YOU……
***”Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord. – 1 Peter 2:2-3″***
1*** “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. – 2 Peter 3:18″***
2*** “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. – 2 Timothy 2:15″***
3*** “Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. – 1 Timothy 4:15″***
4*** “Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God. – Hebrews 6:1″***
5*** “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.”***
6*** “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. – 2 Peter 1:5-8″***
7*** “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. – Ephesians 3:14-19″***
8*** “For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every”***
9*** “good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience. – Colossians 1:9-11″***
10*** “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. – Colossians 3:16″***
11*** “We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. – 2 Corinthians 3:16″***
12*** “The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. – Psalm 92:12″***
13*** “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.”***
14*** “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ. – Philippians 1:6, 9, 10″***
15*** “As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ. – Ephesians 4:14-15″***
16*** “To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. – Ephesians 1:6″***
17*** “Wherefore we labour that, whether present or absent ,we may be accepted of him. – 2 Corinthians 5:9″***
18*** “You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. – John 15:16″***
19*** “Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him, In love he predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will. – Ephesians 1:5″***
20*** “Also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will. – Ephesians 1:11″***
21*** “But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. – Acts 10:35″***
22*** “Wherefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. – Romans 15:7″***
23*** “But as many as received Him, to the He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh not of the will of man, but of God. – John 1:12″***
24*** “Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. – 2 Corinthians 1:21″***
25*** “God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. – 1 Corinthians 1:9″***
26*** “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28″***
27*** “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. – Romans 8:1″***
28*** “And you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. – Colossians 2:10″***
29*** “For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kindgdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. – Colossians 1:14″***
30*** “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. – Joshua 1:8″***
31*** “Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, ‘I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.’ – Isaiah 48:17″***
32*** “Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. – 3 John 1:2″***
33*** “You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. – Deuteronomy 8:18″***
34*** “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine. – Proverbs 3:5-10″***
35*** “You will prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed. – 1 Chronicles 22:13″***
36*** “How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers. – Psalm 1:1-3″***
37*** “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. – Matthew 6:33″***
38*** “Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be established. – Proverbs 16:3″***
39*** “By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. – Proverbs 24:3-4″***
40*** “I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man. Keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn. – 1 Kings 2:2-3″***
41*** “If they hear and serve Him, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures. – Job 36:11″***
42*** “Masters grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven. – Colossians 4:1″***
43*** “We urge you, brethren, to excel still more, and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need. – 1 Thessalonians 4:10-12″***
44*** “Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; they will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. – Psalm 127:3-5″***
45*** “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6″***
46*** “Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline will remove it far from him. – Proverbs 22:15″***
47*** “The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother. – Proverbs 29:15″***
48*** “At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. – Matthew 11:25″***
49*** “They said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’ – Acts 16:31″***
50*** “For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.’ – Acts 2:39″***
51*** “All your sons will be taught of the LORD; and the well-being of your sons will be great. – Isaiah 54:13″***
52*** “When Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, ‘Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.’ And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them. – Mark 10:14-16″***
53*** “Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons is their fathers. – Proverbs 17:6″***
54*** “From the mouth of infants and nursing babes you have established strength because of Your adversaries, to make the enemy and the revengeful cease. – Psalm 8:2″***
55*** “The lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children. – Psalm 103:17″***
56*** “It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself if his conduct is pure and right. – Proverbs 20:11″***
57*** “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. – Epehsians 6:1,4″***
58*** “I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging bread. All day long he is gracious and lends, and his descendants are a blessing. – Psalm 37:25-26″***
59*** “May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. – Psalm 72:4″***
60*** “We will not conceal them from their children, but tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and His strength and His wondrous works that He has done. For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers that they should teach them to their children, that the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born, that they may arise and tell them to their children. – Psalm 78:4-6″*** 61*** “The children of Your servants will continue, and their descendants will be established before You. – Psalm 102:28″*** 62*** “He makes the barren woman abide in the house as a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! – Psalm 113:9″*** 63*** “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. – Proverbs 13:22″*** 64*** “In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and his children will have refuge. – Proverbs 14:26″*** 65*** “A righteous man who walks in his integrity — How blessed are his sons after him. – Proverbs 20:3″*** 66*** “Do not hold back discipline from the child, although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. – Proverbs 23:13″*** 67*** “What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. – 1 John 1:3,7″*** 68*** “Walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord…because we are members of His body. – Ephesians 5:2,19,30″*** 69*** “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. – Colossians 3:16″*** 70*** “That their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself. – Colossians 2:2″*** 71*** “Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name. – Malachi 3:16″*** 72*** “And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. – Luke 24:13,14,15″*** 73*** “We who had sweet fellowship together walked in the house of God in the throng. – Psalm 55:14″*** 74*** “I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. “*** 75*** “That they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. “*** 76*** “The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; “*** 77*** “I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. – John 17:11,21-23″*** 78*** “When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. “*** 79*** “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. “*** 80*** “Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. – Acts 2:1,42,46,47″*** 81*** “Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. – Romans 15:5-7″*** 82*** “Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. – 1 Corinthians 1:10″*** 83*** “Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. – Galatians 6:2,10″*** 84*** “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you are also being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit. – Ephesians 2:19-22″*** 85*** “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you. Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. – Philippians 1:3,27″*** 86*** “Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. – Philippians 2:1,2″*** 87*** “Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. – Hebrews 10:24,25″*** 88*** “The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ And the Lord said, ‘If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, Be uprooted and be planted in the sea; and it would obey you.’ – Luke 17:5-6″*** 89*** “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘but the righteous man shall live by faith.’ – Romans 1:17″*** 90*** “The righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. – Romans 3:22″*** 91*** “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. – Romans 5:1-2″*** 92*** “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. – Romans 10:17″*** 93*** “For we walk by faith, not by sight. – 2 Corinthians 5:7″*** 94*** “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. – Hebrews 11:1″*** 95*** “For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. – Romans 12:3″*** 96*** “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. – Hebrews 12:2″*** 97*** “Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. – Hebrews 11:6″*** 98*** “So that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls. – 1 Peter 1:7-9″*** 99*** “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith. – 1 John 5:4″*** 100*** “And Jesus said to him, ‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes. – Mark 9:23″*** 101*** “How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit! – Psalm 32:1-2″*** 102*** “You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. – Psalm 85:2″*** 103*** “As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. – Psalm 103:12″*** 104*** “‘Come now, and let us reason together,’ says the LORD, ‘Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.’ – Isaiah 1:18″*** 105*** “I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins. – Isaiah 43:25″*** 106*** “Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. – Isaiah 55:7″*** 107*** “I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me and by which they have transgressed against Me. – Jeremiah 33:8″*** 108*** “Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions. – Mark 11:25″*** 109*** “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. – 2 Corinthians 5:17″*** 110*** “To the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace. – Ephesians 1:6-7″*** 111*** “When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions. – Colossians 2:13″*** 112*** “Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. – Colossians 3:13″*** 113*** “For I will be merciful to their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more. – Hebrews 8:12″*** 114*** “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. – 1 John 1:9″*** 115*** “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous – 1 John 2:1″*** 116*** “And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all. – Acts 4:33″*** 117*** “So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man. – Proverbs 3:4″*** 118*** “For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. – Psalm 84:11″*** 119*** “The LORD said to Moses, æI will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.Æ – Exodus 33:17″*** 120*** “You have granted me life and lovingkindness; and Your care has preserved my spirit. – Job 10:12″*** 121*** “For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O LORD, You surround him with favor as with a shield. – Psalm 5:12″*** 122*** “LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed. – Psalm 30:70″*** 123*** “The LORD has been mindful of us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless those who fear the LORD, the small together with the great. – Psalm 115:12-13″*** 124*** “Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.ö It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it.ö What the wicked fears will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. – Proverbs 10:6,22,24″*** 125*** “Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will minister to you; for in My wrath I struck you, and in My favor I have had compassion on you. – Isaiah 60:10″*** 126*** “For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God. – 2 Corinthians 4:15″*** 127*** “To the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the beloved. – Ephesians 1:6″*** 128*** “Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. – Hebrews 4:16″*** 129*** “O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; make Your way straight before me. – Psalm 5:8″*** 130*** “Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. – James 1:22-24″*** 131*** “Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all the day. – Psalm 25:5″*** 132*** “I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. – Psalm 32:8″*** 133*** “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6″*** 134*** “Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. – 1 Peter 5:1-4″*** 135*** “The LORD was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. – Exodus 13:21″*** 136*** “Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor in Your sight. – Exodus 33:13″*** 137*** “Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. – Philippians 3:17″*** 138*** “Then the LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.’ – Genesis 2:18″*** 139*** “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. – Genesis 2:24″*** 140*** “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15″*** 141*** “I will give heed to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. – Psalms 101:2″*** 142*** “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6″*** 143*** “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions. – Proverbs 10:12″*** 144*** “Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. – Romans 13:10″*** 145*** “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. – Ephesians 4:31-32″*** 146*** “Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, cease from your consideration of it. When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. – Proverbs 23:4-5″*** 147*** “Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked. – Psalms 37:16″*** 148*** “Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? – James 2:5″*** 149*** “One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind. – Ecclesiastes 4:6″*** 150*** “Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, now I will rise,ö says the LORD; I will set him in the safety for which he longs. – Psalm 12:5″*** 151*** “He who mocks the poor taunts his maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished. – Proverbs 17:5″*** 152*** “Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate. – Proverbs 22:22″*** 153*** “Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed. – 1 Timothy 6:17-19″*** 154*** “The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep. There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt. When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him. – Ecclesiastes 5:12-14″*** 155*** “But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. – Deuteronomy 8:18″*** 156*** “For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever. – Psalm 9:18″*** 157*** “But He saves from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the mighty. So the helpless has hope, and unrighteousness must shut its mouth. – Job 5:15-16″*** 158*** “He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like the green leaf. – Proverbs 11:28″*** 159*** “A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished. – Proverbs 28:20″*** 160*** “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. – Proverbs 11:4″*** 161*** “My eye will show no pity nor will I spare. I will repay you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst; then you will know that I, the LORD, do the smiting. – Ezekiel 7:19″*** 162*** “There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth. – Proverbs 13:7″*** 163*** “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. – Ecclesiastes 5:10″*** 164*** “He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. – Proverbs 22:16″*** 165*** “A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not know that want will come upon him. – Proverbs 28:22″*** 166*** “The rich and the poor have a common bond, the LORD is the maker of them all. – Proverbs 22:2″*** 167*** “He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, and opens their ear in time of oppression. – Job 36:15″*** 168*** “Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it. – Proverbs 15:16″*** 169*** “Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is crooked though he be rich. – Proverbs 28:6″*** 170*** “How blessed is he who considers the helpless; the LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble. – Psalm 41:1″*** 171*** “I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. – Psalm 34:1″*** 172*** “I will also praise You with a harp, even Your truth, O my God; to You I will sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; and my soul, which You have redeemed. – Psalm 71:22-23″*** 173*** “SHOUT joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; come before Him with joyful singing.”*** 174*** “Know that the LORD Himself is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.”*** 175*** “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations. – Psalm 100:1-5″*** 176*** “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases; who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. – Psalm 103:1-5″*** 177*** “Bless the LORD, you His angels, mighty in strength, who perform His word, obeying the voice of His word! Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will.”*** 178*** “Bless the LORD, all you works of His, in all places of His dominion; bless the LORD, O my soul! – Psalm 103:20-22″*** 179*** “PRAISE the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forever.”*** 180*** “From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised. The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens. – Psalm 113:1-4″*** 181*** “I will extol You, my God, O King, and I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.”*** 182*** “Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.”*** 183*** “On the glorious splendor of Your majesty and on Your wonderful works, I will meditate. Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts, and I will tell of Your greatness.”*** 184*** “They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness and will shout joyfully of Your righteousness. – Psalm 145:1-7″*** 185*** “Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts! Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! Praise Him, highest heavens, and the waters that are above the heavens!”*** 186*** “Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded and they were created. – Psalm 148:1-5″*** 187*** “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. – Ephesians 1:3″*** 188*** “Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. – Hebrews 13:15″*** 189*** “Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. – James 5:13″*** 190*** “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing. – Revelation 5:12″*** 191*** “Saying, ‘Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.’ – Revelation 7:12″*** 192*** “Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying ‘Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.’ – Revelation 19:6-7″*** 193*** “Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise Him. – Romans 15:11″*** 194*** “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. – Philippians 4:8″*** 195*** “Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. – Hebrews 13:15″*** 196*** “So that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. – 1 Peter 1:7″*** 197*** “For it is written, ‘As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.’ – Romans 14:11″*** 198*** “And He said, ‘If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the LORD, am your healer.’ – Exodus 15:26″*** 199*** “Who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases. – Psalms 103:3″*** 200*** “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. – Psalms 107:20″*** 201*** “But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. – Isaiah 53:5″*** 202*** “Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for You are my praise. – Jeremiah 17:14″*** 203*** “For I will restore you to health and I will heal you of your wounds, declares the LORD. – Jeremiah 30:17″*** 204*** “My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them and health to all their body. – Proverbs 4:20-22″*** 205*** “But the centurion said, ‘Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.’ – Matthew 8:8″*** 206*** “Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. – Matthew 9:35″*** 207*** “And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all. – Luke 6:19″*** 208*** “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. – Hebrews 13:8″*** 209*** “Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. – James 5:14-15″*** 210*** “And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. – 1 Peter 2:24″*** 211*** “Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. – 3 John 1:2″*** 212*** “There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. – Psalm 38:3″*** 213*** “For my iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. – Psalm 38:4″*** 214*** “Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.”*** 215*** “Against You, You only, I have sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and blameless when You judge. – Psalm 51:2-4″*** 216*** “‘Come now, and let us reason together,’ says the LORD, ‘Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.’ – Isaiah 1:18″*** 217*** “Behold, the LORD’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear. – Isaiah 59:1″*** 218*** “For this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. – Matthew 26:28″*** 219*** “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. – Romans 5:8-10″*** 220*** “Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the booty with the strong; because He poured out Himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors.Isaiah 53:12″*** 221*** “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. – Galatians 5:19-21″*** 222*** “They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.’ – Jeremiah 31:34″*** 223*** “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. – Galatians 6:7-9″*** 224*** “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. – 1 John 1:8-10″*** 225*** “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. – 1 John 2:1-2″*** 226*** “The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’ – John 1:29″*** 227*** “Jesus answered them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.’ – John 8:34″*** 228*** “Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account. – Romans 4:8″*** 229*** “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts. – Romans 6:12″*** 230*** “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. – 2 Corinthians 5:21″*** 231*** “Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. – Ephesians 4:26″*** 232*** “Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin. – 1 Timothy 5:22″*** 233*** “All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death. – 1 John 5:17″*** 234*** “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. – Hebrews 12:1″*** 235*** “If we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. – 1 John 1:7″*** 236*** “By sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. – 1 Corinthians 8:12″*** 237*** “Encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called ‘Today,’ so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. – Hebrews 3:13″*** 238*** “Then he said to them, ‘Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.’ – Nehemiah 8:10″*** 239*** “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. – Psalms 18:2″*** 240*** “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? – Psalm 27:1″*** 241*** “My soul weeps because of grief; strengthen me according to Your word. – Psalm 119:28″*** 242*** “Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine. – Proverbs 8:14″*** 243*** “For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said, ‘In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.’ – Isaiah 30:15″*** 244*** “He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. – Isaiah 40:29″*** 245*** “Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. – Isaiah 40:31″*** 246*** “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. – Isaiah 41:10″*** 247*** “He said, ‘O man of high esteem, do not be afraid. Peace be with you; take courage and be courageous!’ Now as soon as he spoke to me, I received strength and said, ‘May my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.’ – Daniel 10:19″*** 248*** “That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love. – Ephesians 3:16, 17″*** 249*** “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. – Ephesians 6:10″*** 250*** “Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. – Ephesians 6:13″*** 251*** “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13″*** 252*** “So that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. – Colossians 1:10-12″*** 253*** “Great wealth is in the house of the righteous, but trouble is in the income of the wicked. – Proverbs 15:6″*** 254*** “The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, honor, and life. – Proverbs 22:4″*** 255*** “Then the LORD your God will prosper you abundantly in all the work of your hand, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your cattle and in the produce of your ground, for the LORD will again rejoice over you for good, just as He rejoiced over your fathers. – Deuteronomy 30:9″*** 256*** “Then He will give you rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plenteous; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture. – Isaiah 30:23″*** 257*** “Moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor – it is the gift of God. – Ecclesiastes 3:13″*** 258*** “Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things. – Proverbs 28:5″*** 259*** “Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. – Ecclesiastes 5:19″*** 260*** “Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, and my yield better than choicest silver. – Proverbs 8:18-19″*** 261*** “Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. – Psalm 112:3″*** 262*** “And place your gold in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, then the Almighty will be your gold and choice silver to you. – Job 22:24-25″*** 263*** “Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You. – Psalms 119:11″*** 264*** “He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. – Proverbs 28:13″*** 265*** “For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. – Romans 6:14″*** 266*** “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. – 1 Corinthians 10:12, 13″*** 267*** “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. – Ephesians 6:10-11, 16″*** 268*** “For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted. – Hebrews 2:18″*** 269*** “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. – Hebrews 4:14-16″*** 270*** “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. – James 1:2-3, 12″*** 271*** “Let no one say when he is tempted, I am being tempted by God; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. – James 1:13, 14″*** 272*** “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. – James 4:7″*** 273*** “In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. – 1 Peter 1:6-7″*** 274*** “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. – 1 Peter 5:8-9″*** 275*** “Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation. – 2 Peter 2:9a”*** 276*** “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. – 1 John 1:9″*** 277*** “You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. – 1 John 4:4″*** 278*** “Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty. – Jude 24-25a”*** 279*** “They said, æBelieve in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household. – Acts 16:31″*** 280*** “And he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household. – Acts 11:14″*** 281*** “So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish. – Matthew 18:14″*** 282*** “For I will pour out water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring and My blessing on your descendants. – Isaiah 44:3″*** 283*** “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. – 2 Peter 3:9″*** 284*** “In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. – 1 Peter 3:1-2″*** 285*** “And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not send her husband away. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy. Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace. For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife? – 1 Corinthians 7:13-16″*** 286*** “But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil. – 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22″*** 287*** “Who is among you that fears the LORD, that obeys the voice of His servant, that walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God. – Isaiah 50:10″*** 288*** “Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. – Psalm 55:22″*** 289*** “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment. – John 16:7-8″*** 290*** “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6″*** 291*** “Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. – 1 Thessalonians 5:24″*** 292*** “But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. – James 1:5″*** 293*** “…He may teach us concerning His ways and that we may walk in His paths. – Isaiah 2:3″*** 294*** “For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy…. – Ecclesiastes 2:26″*** 295*** “I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. – Psalm 16:7″*** 296*** “Then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. – Proverbs 2:5-6″*** 297*** “Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, and in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom. – Psalm 51:6″*** 298*** “And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. – 1 John 5:20″*** 299*** “For God, who said, æLight shall shine out of darkness,Æ is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. – 2 Corinthians 4:6″*** 300*** “All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. – 1 Corinthians 15:39″*** 301*** “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58″*** 302*** “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. – 1 John 1:8″*** 303*** “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? – 1 John 3:17″*** 304*** “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of him. – 1 John 5:14-15″*** 305*** “After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. – 1 Kings 19:12″*** 306*** “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. – 1 Peter 2:9-10″*** 307*** “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. – 1 Peter 3:15″*** 308*** “But Samuel replied: Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. – 1 Samuel 15:22″*** 309*** “give thanks in all circumstances, for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18″*** 310*** “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – 2 Chronicles 7:14″*** 311*** ” Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. – 2 Corinthians 9:6-8″*** 312*** “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16″*** 313*** “For God did not give a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and of self-discipline. – 2nd Timothy 1:7″*** 314*** “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. – 3 John 1:2″*** 315*** “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8″*** 316*** “…how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. – Acts 10:38″*** 317*** “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord… – Acts 3:19″*** 318*** “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. – Colossians 3:23″*** 319*** “Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. – Colossians 4:2″*** 320*** “I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength… – Ephesians 1:18-19″*** 321*** “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. – Ephesians 4:29″*** 322*** “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. – Ephesians 4:3″*** 323*** “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Ephesians 6:10-18 – Ephesians 6:18-20″*** 324*** “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. – Galatians 5:22-23″*** 325*** “Carry each others burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. – Galatians 6:2″*** 326*** “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. – Galatians 6:9″*** 327*** “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1″*** 328*** “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12″*** 329*** “For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. – Hosea 6:6″*** 330*** “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. – Isaiah 26:3″*** 331*** “Dont be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. – James 1:16, 17 “*** 332*** “My Christian brothers, you know everyone should listen much and speak little. He should be be slow to become angry. – James 1:19″*** 333*** “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. – James 1:5″*** 334*** “But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble….Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. – James 4:6 – 10″*** 335*** “And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. – James 5:15-16″*** 336*** “The prayer of a righteous man [or woman
is powerful and effective. – James 5:16″*** 337*** “To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. – John 1:12″*** 338*** “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” – John 13:35″*** 339*** “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. – John 14:27″*** 340*** “Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. – John 14:6″*** 341*** “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you. – John 15:7″*** 342*** “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. – John 16:24″*** 343*** “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. – John 17:17″*** 344*** “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16″*** 345*** “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32″*** 346*** “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. – Joshua 1:9″*** 347*** “And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. – Joshua 24:15″*** 348*** “…From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. – Luke 12:48″*** 349*** “Then the master said to the servant, go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. – Luke 14:23″*** 350*** “Some men took a man who was not able to move his body to Jesus. He was carried on a bed. They looked for a way to take the man into the house where Jesus was. – Luke 5:18″*** 351*** “When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. – Luke 5:19″*** 352*** “Jesus looked at them intently and said, Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God. – Mark 10:27″*** 353*** “So the last will be first, and the first will be last. – Matthew 20:16″*** 354*** “Simply let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No… – Matthew 5:27″*** 355*** “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. – Matthew 6:19-21″*** 356*** “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? – Matthew 6:27″*** 357*** “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, you kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. – Matthew 6:9-13″*** 358*** “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. – Matthew 7:7-8″*** 359*** “Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. – Matthew 9:37, 38 “*** 360*** “Nehemiah said, Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. – Nehemiah 8:10″*** 361*** “I can do everything through him who gives me strength. – Philippians 4:13″*** 362*** “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. – Philippians 4:6″*** 363*** “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. – Philippians 4:8″*** 364*** “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. – Phillipians 2:1-11″*** 365*** “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. – Proberbs 14:30″*** 366*** “He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses correction goes astray. – Proverbs 10:17″*** 367*** “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret. – Proverbs 11:13″*** 368*** “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. – Proverbs 11:2″*** 369*** “A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. – Proverbs 11:25″*** 370*** “The highway of the upright avoids evil; he who guards his way guards his life. 18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:17-18″*** 371*** “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. – Proverbs 16:25″*** 372*** “Commit your work to the Lord, and then your plans will succeed. – Proverbs 16:3″*** 373*** “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. – Proverbs 21:5″*** 374*** “Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men. – Proverbs 22:29″*** 375*** “For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity. – Proverbs 24:16″*** 376*** “A word spoken at the right time is like fruit of gold set in silver. – Proverbs 25:11″*** 377*** “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. – Proverbs 27:17″*** 378*** “Workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat its fruit. In the same way, workers who protect their employers interests will be rewarded. – Proverbs 27:18″*** 379*** “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. – Proverbs 3:5-7″*** 380*** “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. – Proverbs 3:9, 10 “*** 381*** “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its way and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. – Proverbs 6:68″*** 382*** “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. – Psalm 27:14″*** 383*** “I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. – Psalm 34:1″*** 384*** “Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. – Psalm 86:11″*** 385*** “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. – Psalms 119:11″*** 386*** “He who has an ear, let him hear. – Revelation 13:9″*** 387*** “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. – Revelation 3:20″*** 388*** “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. – Romains 5:8″*** 389*** “As it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one… – Roman 3:10″*** 390*** “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. – Romans 10:10″*** 391*** “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. – Romans 10:13″*** 392*** “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. – Romans 10:17″*** 393*** “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10″*** 394*** “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. – Romans 12:2″*** 395*** “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. – Romans 12:21″*** 396*** “We should all be concerned about our neighbor and the good things that will build up his faith. – Romans 15:2″*** 397*** “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. – Romans 15:7″*** 398*** “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… – Romans 3:23″*** 399*** “…but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. – Romans 5:3-5″*** 400*** “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 6:23″*** 401*** “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. – Philippians 4:6″*** 402*** “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him…Therefore, as it is written: Let him who boasts boast in the Lord. – 1 Corinthians 1: 27-29, 31 “*** 403*** “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. – 1 Corinthians 10:13″*** 404*** “Do not be misled: bad company corrupts good character. – 1 Corinthians 15:33″*** 405*** “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? – 1 John 3:17″*** 406*** “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of him. – 1 John 5:14-15″*** 407*** “…Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. – 1 Kings 19: 11,13 “*** 408*** “When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice. – 1 Kings 3:28″*** 409*** “Each of you has been blessed with one of Gods wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well. – 1 Peter 4:10″*** 410*** “So Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beerheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord. Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord. – 1 Samuel 3:19-21″*** 411*** “After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. – 1 Thessalonians 4:17″*** 412*** “People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. – 1 Timothy 6:9, 10 “*** 413*** “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – 2 Chronicles 7:14″*** 414*** “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. – 2 Corinthians 4:18″*** 415*** “We live by faith, not by sight. – 2 Corinthians 5:7″*** 416*** “But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. – 2 Peter 3:13″*** 417*** “For God did not give a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and of self-discipline. – 2nd Timothy 1:7″*** 418*** “For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible…everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. – Colossians 1:16″*** 419*** “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. – Colossians 3:2″*** 420*** “Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. – Colossians 4:2″*** 421*** “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. – Ephesians 4:29″*** 422*** “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Ephesians 6:10-18 – Ephesians 6:18-20″*** 423*** “…for I am the Lord, who heals you. – Exodus 15:26″*** 424*** “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. – Galatians 5:22-23″*** 425*** “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. – Galatians 5:25″*** 426*** “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage on another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching. – Hebrews 10:24-45″*** 427*** “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. – Hebrews 11:1″*** 428*** “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. – Hebrews 12:2″*** 429*** “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. – Hebrews 4:16″*** 430*** “Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. – Isaiah 46:3-4″*** 431*** “Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare. – Isaiah 55:2″*** 432*** “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. – Isaiah 55:8-11″*** 433*** “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. – Isaiah 58:11″*** 434*** “Dont be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. – James 1:16, 17 “*** 435*** “My Christian brothers, you know everyone should listen much and speak little. He should be be slow to become angry. – James 1:19″*** 436*** “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. – James 1:2-4″*** 437*** “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. – James 1:5″*** 438*** “But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. – James 1:6″*** 439*** “And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. – James 5:15-16″*** 440*** “The prayer of a righteous man [or woman
is powerful and effective. – James 5:16b”*** 441*** “Blessed are those who trust in the Lord…They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit. – Jeremiah 17:7″*** 442*** “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. – Jeremiah 33:3″*** 443*** “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. – John 10:10″*** 444*** “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” – John 13:35″*** 445*** “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Fathers house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. – John 14:1-3″*** 446*** “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. – John 14:27″*** 447*** “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. – John 15:13″*** 448*** “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you. – John 15:7″*** 449*** “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. – John 16:13″*** 450*** “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. – John 16:24″*** 451*** “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. – John 5:24″*** 452*** “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. – Joshua 1:9″*** 453*** “…From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. – Luke 12:48″*** 454*** “Then Jesus asked, What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches. Again he asked, What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough. – Luke 13:18-21″*** 455*** “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. – Luke 15:7″*** 456*** “When Jesus saw their faith, he said, Friend, your sins are forgiven. – Luke 5:20″*** 457*** “Jesus looked at them intently and said, Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God. – Mark 10:27″*** 458*** “He said to her, Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering. – Mark 5:34″*** 459*** “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. – Matthew 12:33″*** 460*** “And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. – Matthew 13:58″*** 461*** “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. – Matthew 18:10″*** 462*** “Jesus called them together and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles Lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and give his life for the ransom for many. – Matthew 20:25-28″*** 463*** “Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law? Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. – Matthew 22:34-40″*** 464*** “His master replied, Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your masters happiness! – Matthew 25:21″*** 465*** “Simply let your Yes be Yes, and your No, No; anything beyond this comes from the evil one. – Matthew 5:37″*** 466*** “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. – Matthew 6:14-15″*** 467*** “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is do is secret, will reward you. – Matthew 6:16″*** 468*** “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. – Matthew 6:20″*** 469*** “No one can serve two masters. 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 both God and money. – Matthew 6:24″*** 470*** “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your father knows what you need before you ask him. – Matthew 6:5-13″*** 471*** “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, you kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. – Matthew 6:9-13″*** 472*** “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brothers eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brothers eye. – Matthew 7:1-5″*** 473*** “Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven. – Matthew 7:21″*** 474*** “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. – Matthew 7:7-8″*** 475*** “When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? Yes, Lord, they replied. Then he touched their eyes and said, According to your faith will it be done to you; and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, See that no one knows about this. But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region. – Matthew 9:28-31″*** 476*** “Nehemiah said, Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. – Nehemiah 8:10″*** 477*** “I can do everything through him who gives me strength. – Philippians 4:13″*** 478*** “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. – Philippians 4:8″***
*** “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. – Phillipians 2:1-11″***
*** “The lips of the righteous free many, but fools die for lack of wisdom. – Proverbs 10:21″***
*** “The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out. – Proverbs 10:9″***
*** “The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight. – Proverbs 11:1″***
*** “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. – Proverbs 11:2″*** 484*** “Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. – Proverbs 12:1″***
*** “The highway of the upright avoids evil; he who guards his way guards his life. 18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:17-18″***
*** “Commit your work to the Lord, and then your plans will succeed. – Proverbs 16:3″***
*** “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. – Proverbs 17:22″***
*** “A mans spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? – Proverbs 18:14″*** 489*** “Zeal without knowledge is not good; a person who moves too quickly may go the wrong way. – Proverbs 19:2″*** 490*** “For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. – Proverbs 2:6″*** 491*** “A word spoken at the right time is like fruit of gold set in silver. – Proverbs 25:11″***
*** “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. – Proverbs 3:5-7″***
*** “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. – Proverbs 3:7-8″***
*** “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. – Proverbs 3:9, 10 “***
*** “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. – Proverbs 4:23″*** 496*** “Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases… – Psalm 103:2-3″***
*** “The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies. – Psalm 118:6-7″***
*** “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. – Psalm 118:8″*** 499*** “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3″***
*** “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, – Psalm 23:4″***
*** “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalms 147:3″***
*** “The Lord is close to the broken-hearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit. – Psalms 34:18″***
*** “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. – Revelation 2:7″***
*** “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. – Romans 1:16″*** 505*** “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, the just shall live by faith. – Romans 1:17″*** 506*** “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. – Romans 10:17″*** 507*** “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of Gods mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1″*** 508*** “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. – Romans 12:2″*** 509*** “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. – Romans 12:21″*** 510*** “So in Christ we who are many from one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to us. I a mans gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contribution to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. – Romans 12:5-8″*** 511*** “…but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. – Romans 5:3-5″***
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. – Galatians 6:9 .
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. – Romans 8:28”;
r_text[513] = “If God be for us, who can be against us? – Romans 8:31”