But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
~ Proverbs 1:33
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
~ Proverbs 10:9
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
~ Proverbs 10:19
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
~ Proverbs 12:23
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
~ Proverbs 12:25
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
~ Proverbs 13:3
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
~ Proverbs 16:28
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
~ Proverbs 17:1
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
~ Proverbs 17:9
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
~ Proverbs 17:17
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
~ Proverbs 18:24
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
~ Proverbs 19:2
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
~ Proverbs 26:20
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
~ Proverbs 27:23
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
~ Proverbs 30:8-9
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
~ Ecclesiastes 3:11
~ Subject: eternity, God knowledge |
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
~ Ecclesiastes 5:2
~ Subject: careful speech |
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
~ Ecclesiastes 5:3
~ Subject: speech, busyness |
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
~ Ecclesiastes 5:10
~ Subject: money, lust |
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
~ Ecclesiastes 9:10
~ Subject: urgency, work, laziness |
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
~ Ecclesiastes 9:17
~ Subject: speech, wisdom |
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
~ Ecclesiastes 11:8
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
~ Ecclesiastes 12:1
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
~ Ecclesiastes 12:14
~ Subject: judgment |
For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
~ Isaiah 30:15-16
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
~ Isaiah 32:17
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
~ Isaiah 41:8
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
~ Isaiah 52:7
Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
~ Isaiah 56:3-5
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
~ Isaiah 66:2
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
~ Jeremiah 6:16
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
~ Jeremiah 8:20
Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
~ Ezekiel 3:19
~ Subject: preaching, warning |
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
~ Ezekiel 18:21-24
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
~ Daniel 12:4
~ Subject: prophecy |
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
~ Hosea 6:1-2
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
~ Amos 5:13
~ Subject: speech |
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
~ Micah 6:8
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
~ Zephaniah 3:17
I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
~ Zephaniah 3:18-19
And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
~ Zechariah 7:10
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
~ Zechariah 7:13
And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
~ Zechariah 13:6
Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
~ Malachi 3:16-17
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
~ Matthew 2:11
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
~ Matthew 3:1-2
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
~ Matthew 3:6
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
~ Matthew 4:3-11
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
~ Matthew 4:20-22
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
~ Matthew 5:14-16
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
~ Matthew 5:27-28
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
~ Matthew 5:29
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
~ Matthew 5:44
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
~ Matthew 5:48
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
~ Matthew 6:15
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
~ Matthew 6:19-20
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
~ Matthew 6:19-20
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
~ Matthew 6:25
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
~ Matthew 6:33
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
~ Matthew 8:2
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
~ Matthew 9:2
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
~ Matthew 9:38
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
~ Matthew 10:19-20
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
~ Matthew 10:22
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
~ Matthew 10:28
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
~ Matthew 10:37-39
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
~ Matthew 11:28-29
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
~ Matthew 13:58
But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
~ Matthew 19:11-12
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
~ Matthew 25:21
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
~ Matthew 25:40
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
~ Mark 1:35
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
~ Mark 2:17
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
~ Mark 7:14-15
And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
~ Mark 9:29
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
~ Mark 10:15
And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
~ Mark 10:24-25
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
~ Mark 11:22-25
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
~ Mark 13:13
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
~ Luke 4:18
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
~ Luke 9:23
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
~ Luke 11:8
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Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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