My Bible Florilegium
- the mystery of God;
- the living God as a real, immanent, active and powerful presence in our lives;
- our mutual search for one another;
- God’s compassion and offer of healing power through love; ·
- justice for the poor and disenfranchised; ·
- humility and service; ·
- the gift of hope through life.
I use the Good News Bible primarily, followed by the New International Version, cross-checked with the New King James Bible.
Old Testament
The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
(Genesis 1:2)
The Lord God called out, “Where are you?”
(Genesis 3:9)
He walked with God.
(Genesis 6:9)
I am putting my bow in the clouds. It will be a sign of my covenant with the world.
(Genesis 9:13)
Do not be afraid.
(Genesis 15:1)
Abram put his trust in the Lord, and because of this the Lord was pleased with him and accepted him.
(Genesis 15:6)
You are the God who sees me.
(Genesis 16:13)
Is anything too hard for the Lord?
(Genesis 18:14)
The judge of all the earth has to act justly.
(Genesis 18:25)
Abraham answered, “Here I am!”
(Genesis 22:1)
Don’t be afraid; I am with you.
(Genesis 26:24)
The Lord is here! He is in this place, and I didn’t know it!
(Genesis 28:16)
I can’t take the place of God.
(Genesis 30:2)
I will be with you.
(Genesis 31:3)
Jacob answered, ‘Here I am.’
(Genesis 31:11)
Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.
(Genesis 32:28)
Joseph answered, “I am ready.”
(Gen 37:13)
Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.
(Genesis 38:7)
I cannot put myself in the place of God.
(Genesis 50:19)
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Moses said, “Here I am!”
(Exodus 3:4)
God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites:” ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
(Exodus 3:14)
The Lord, and the Lord alone, is our God. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
(Exodus 6:4,5)
You will find out who he is by what he is doing.
(Exodus 7:17)
You will know that I, the Lord, am at work in this land.
(Exodus 8:22)
To show you my power I have let you live so that my fame might spread over the whole world.
(Exodus 9:16)
The earth is the Lord’s.
(Exodus 9:29)
All of you will know that I am the Lord.
(Exodus 10:2)
I am the Lord, the one who heals you.
(Exodus 15:26)
“I will come to you in a thick cloud.”
(Exodus 19:9)
Moses spoke, and God answered him with thunder.
(Exodus 19:19)
The Lord called to Moses from the cloud.
(Exodus 24: 17)
My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.
(Exodus 33:14)
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You must never use yeast or honey in food offered to the Lord.
(Leviticus 2:11)
With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
(Leviticus 2:13)
All the fat belongs to the Lord.
(Leviticus 3:17)
When you are guilty, you must confess your sin.
(Leviticus 5:5)
The fire shall be burning continually upon the altar; it shall not go out.
(Leviticus 6:13)
When you have followed the Lord's instructions, his glory will appear to you.
(Leviticus 9:6, Living Bible)
You must be holy, because I am holy.
(Leviticus 11:45)
Don’t gossip.
(Leviticus 19:16, Living Bible)
Do not take revenge on anyone or continue to hate him, but love your neighbor as you love yourself.
(Leviticus 19:18)
I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
(Leviticus 20:8)
You must not treat me as common and ordinary. Revere me and hallow me, for I, the Lord, made you holy to myself.
(Leviticus 22:32-33, Living Bible)
You shall not oppress and wrong one another.
(Leviticus 25:17)
The earth belongs to God, and you are like foreigners who are allowed to make use of it.
(Leviticus 25:23)
If your brother becomes poor, you are responsible to help him; invite him to live with you as a guest in your home.
(Leviticus 25:35, Living Bible)
The people of Israel are the Lord’s slaves.
(Leviticus 25:42, 58)
Honor the place where I am worshipped.
(Leviticus 26:2)
I will live among you, and not despise you. I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be my people.
(Leviticus 26:11-12, Living Bible)
I will break your stubborn pride.
(Leviticus 26:19)
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The Lord bless you, and watch, guard and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you. The Lord lift up His (approving) countenance upon you, and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).
Numbers (6:24-26)
“Is there a limit to my power?” the Lord answered.
(Numbers 11:23)
I wish that the Lord would give his spirit to all his people and make all of them shout like
prophets!
(Numbers 11:29)
You have deserted the Lord, and now he will desert you.
(Numbers 14:43, Living Bible)
You and the foreigners who live among you. You and they are alike in the Lord’s sight.
(Numbers 15:15)
I, the Lord, am all you need.
(Numbers 18:20)
I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
(Numbers 22:18)
The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.
(Numbers 22:38)
I can only say what the Lord tells me to say.
(Numbers 23:12)
God is not a man, that He should tell or act a lie.
(Numbers 23:19)
Whoever blesses Israel will be blessed. Whoever curses Israel will be cursed.
(Numbers 24:9)
Your sin will find you.
(Numbers 32:23)
Under the Lord’s protection they left the city of Rameses in full view of the Egyptians, who were burying the first-born sons that the Lord had killed. By doing this, the Lord showed that he was more powerful than the gods of Egypt.
(Numbers 23:3-5)
Do not defile the land where you are living, because I am the Lord and I live among the people of Israel.
(Numbers 35:34)
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Judge everyone on the same basis, no matter who he is.
(Deuteronomy 1:17)
What god is there in Heaven or on earth, that can do according to Your works and according to Your might?
(Deuteronomy 3:24)
You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish it.
(Deuteronomy 4:2)
No other nation, no matter how great, has a god who is so near when they need him as the Lord our God is to us.
(Deuteronomy 4:7)
Make certain that you do not forget, as long as you live, what you have seen with your own eyes.”
(Deuteronomy 4:9)
The Lord spoke to you from the fire ... you heard him speaking but did not see him in any form at all.
(Deuteronomy 4:12)
When the Lord spoke to you from the fire on Mount Sinai, you did not see any form. For your own good, then, make certain that you do not sin by making for yourselves an idol in any form at all.
(Deuteronomy 4:15-16)
You will look for the Lord your God, and if you search for him with all your heart, you will find him.
(Deuteronomy 4:29)
He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy you.
(Deuteronomy 4:31)
Have any people ever lived after hearing a god speak to them from a fire, as you have?
(Deuteronomy 4:33)
Before your very eyes he used his great power and strength.
(Deuteronomy 4:34)
Because he loved your ancestors, he chose you.
(Deuteronomy 4:37)
The Lord is God in heaven and on earth. There is no other god.
(Deuteronomy 4:39)
Stay here with me.
(Deuteronomy 5:31)
The Lord - and the Lord alone - is our God. Love the Lord your God with all oru heart, with all your soul, and with all our strength.
(Deuteronomy 6:4-5 / Matthew 22:37 / Mark 12:29-31)
Do not put the Lord your God to the test.
(Deuteronomy 6:16)
The Lord did not love you and choose you because you outnumbered other peoples; you were the smallest nation on earth.
(Deuteronomy 7:7)
Remember that the Lord your God is the only God and that he is faithful. He will keep his covenant and show his constant love.
(Deuteronomy 7:9)
The Lord your God is with you; he is a great God and one to be feared.
(Deuteronomy 7:21)
You must not depend on bread alone to sustain you, but on everything that the Lord says.
(Deuteronomy 8:3 / Matthew 4:4 / Luke 4:4)
Walk in his ways.
(Deuteronomy 8:6, Living Bible)
When you have eaten your fill, bless the Lord your God.
(Deuteronomy 8:10, Living Bible)
Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God.
(Deuteronomy 8:11, Living Bible)
Be sure that you do not become proud.
(Deuteronomy 8:14)
You must never think that you have made yourselves wealthy by your own power and strength.
(Deuteronomy 8:17)
Remember what you have learned about the Lord though your experiences with him.
(Deuteronomy 11:2)
Love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart.
(Deuteronomy 11:13)
Be joyful there in his presence.
(Deuteronomy 12:12)
You shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all that you undertake.
(Deuteronomy 12:18)
You are the sons of the Lord your Go
(Deuteronomy 14:1)
The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives.
(Deuteronomy 14:23, Living Bible)
You shall not harden your mind and heart, or close your hand to your poor brother; but you shall open your hand wide to him.
(Deuteronomy 15:7-8)
There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.
(Deuteronomy 15:11 / Matthew 26:11)
Be joyful in the Lord’s presence.
(Deuteronomy 16:11)
Every man shall give as he is able.
(Deuteronomy 16:17)
Always be fair and just.
(Deuteronomy 16:20)
No man should appear before the Lord empty-handed.
(Deuteronomy 16:16)
The Lord hates people who cheat.
(Deuteronomy 25:16)
Be grateful for the good things the Lord your God has given you and your family.
(Deuteronomy 26:11)
I am making this covenant with its oath, not only with you who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord our God but also with those who are not here today.
(Deuteronomy 29:14-15)
The word is very near you, in your mouth, and in your mind and in your heart, so that you can do it.
(Deuteronomy 30:14)
Choose life.
(Deuteronomy 30:19)
Learn to have reverence for the Lord your God.
(Deuteronomy 31:12)
The Lord will rescue his people when he sees that their strength is gone. He will have mercy on those who serve him when he sees how helpless they are.
(Deuteronomy 32:36)
I, and I alone, am God; no other god is real.
(Deuteronomy 32:39)
These teachings are not empty words; they are your very life.
(Deuteronomy 32:47)
No god is like your God.
(Deuteronomy 33:26)
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I have commanded you to be determined and confident! Do not be afraid or discouraged, for I, the Lord your God, am with you wherever you go.
(Joshua 1:9)
The living God is among you.
(Joshua 3:10)
Decide today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors worshiped in Mesopotamia or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living. As for my family and me, we will serve the Lord.
(Joshua 24:15)
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You can do it because I will help you.
(Judges 6:16)
Peace. Don’t be afraid. You will not die.
(Judges 6:23)
It takes a man to do a man’s job.
(Judges 8:21)
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May you have a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, to whom you have come for protection.
(Ruth 2:12)
The Lord always keeps his promises to the living and the dead.
(Ruth 2:20)
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No one is holy like the Lord; there is no one like him.
(1 Samuel 2:2)
The Lord is a God of knowledge.
(1 Samuel 2:3)
The Lord kills and restores to life; he sends people to the world of the dead and brings them back again.
(1 Samuel 2:6)
A man does not triumph by his own strength.
(1 Samuel 2:9)
I will honor those who honor me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise me.
(1 Samuel 2:30)
Samuel answered, “Here I am!”
(1 Samuel 3:4)
“Speak; your servant is listening.”
(1 Samuel 3:10)
“He is the Lord; he will do whatever seems best to him.”
(1 Samuel 3:18)
Do whatever God leads you to do.
(1 Samuel 10:7)
“I am your God, the one who rescues you from all your troubles and difficulties.”
(1 Samuel 10:19)
Don’t go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real.
(1 Samuel 12:21)
To obey is better than sacrifice.
(1 Samuel 15:22)
He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man.
(1 Samuel 15:29)
The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward
appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
(1 Samuel 16:7)
You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts.
(1 Samuel 17:45)
Who can raise his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?
(1 Samuel 26:9)
The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness.
(1 Samuel 26:23)
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How the mighty have fallen.
(2 Samuel 1:27)
You have done all these great things in order to instruct me.
(2 Samuel 7:21)
God does not take away life, but devises means that he who is banished may not be an utter outcast from Him.
(2 Samuel 14:14)
The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me.
(2 Samuel 22:17)
He rescued me because he delighted in me.
(2 Samuel 22:20)
O Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you.
(2 Samuel 22:26)
You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud.
(2 Samuel 22:28)
You, Lord, are my light; you dispel my darkness.
(2 Samuel 22:29)
The Lord lives.
(2 Samuel 22:47)
Let the Lord himself be the one to punish us, for he is merciful.
(2 Samuel 24:14)
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The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud.
(1 Kings 8:12)
You alone know the thoughts of the human heart.
(1 Kings 8:39)
There is no one who does not sin.
(1 Kings 8:46)
All the nations of the world will know that the Lord alone is God - there is no other.
(1 Kings 8:60)
If the Lord is God, worship him.
(1 Kings 18:21)
“Go out and stand before me on top of the mountain,” the Lord said to him. Then the Lord passed by and sent a furious wind that split the hills and shattered the rocks - but the Lord was not in the wind. The wind stopped blowing, and then there was an earthquake - but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was a fire - but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the soft
whisper of a voice.
(1 Kings 19:11-12)
A real soldier does his bragging after a battle, not before it.
(1 Kings 20:11)
A real soldier does his bragging after a battle, not before it.
(1 Kings 20:11)
The gods of Israel are mountain gods.
(1 Kings 20:23)
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They worshiped worthless idols and became worthless themselves.
(2 Kings 17:15)
Choose life and not death.
(2 Kings 18:32)
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Let the heart of those rejoice who seek the Lord.
(1 Chronicles 16:10)
The Lord is our God; his commands are for all the world.
(1 Chronicles 16:14)
Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.
(1 Chronicles 16:23)
Lord, there is none like you; we have always known that you alone are God.
(1 Chronicles 17:20)
You, Lord, are God.
(1 Chronicles 17:26)
What you bless, O Lord, is blessed forever.
(1 Chronicles 17:27)
The Lord will do what is good in his sight.
(1 Chronicles 19:13)
Let the Lord himself be the one to punish me, because he is merciful.
(1 Chronicles 21:13)
Be determined and confident, and don’t let anything make you afraid.
(1 Chronicles 22:13)
Serve the Lord your God with all your heart and soul.
(1 Chronicles 22:19)
If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
(1 Chronicles 28:9)
Who will follow my example? Who will give himself and that he has to the Lord?
(1 Chronicles 29:5, Living Bible)
Everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already. You know, O Lord, that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did.
(1 Chronicles 29:14-15)
You test everyone’s heart and are pleased with people of integrity.
(1 Chronicles 29:17)
They feasted and drank before the Lord with great joy.
(1 Chronicles 29:22, Living Bible)
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No one can really build a temple for God, because even all the vastness of heaven cannot contain him.
(2 Chronicles 2:6)
Praise the Lord because he is good, and his love is eternal.
(2 Chronicles 5:14)
You have chosen to livein clouds and darkness.
(2 Chronicles 6:1)
In all heaven and earth there is no god like you.
(2 Chronicles 6:14)
You alone know the thoughts of the human heart.
(2 Chronicles 6:30)
“There is no one who does not sin.”
(2 Chronicles 6:36)
Any place the Covenant Box has been is holy.
(2 Chronicles 8:11)
Don`t let mere men defeat you!
(2 Chronicles 14:11, Living Bible)
The Lord is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you.
(2 Chronicles 15:2)
The Lord keeps close watch over the whole world, to give strength to those whose hearts are loyal to him.
(2 Chronicles 16:9)
I will say what my God tells me to!
(2 Chronicles 18:13)
Be careful in pronouncing judgment; you are not acting on human authority, but on the authority of the Lord.
(2 Chronicles 19:6)
We do not know what to do, but we look to you for help.
(2 Chronicles 19:12)
You abandoned him, so he has abandoned you.
(2 Chronicles 24:20)
There exists power with God to help and to cause stumbling.
(2 Chronicles 25:8, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
Return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and he will return to you.
(2 Chronicles 30:6)
Submit to the Lord.
(2 Chronicles 30:8)
He will not turn his face from you if your return to him.
(2 Chronicles 30:9)
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You, our God, have punished us less than we deserve and have allowed us to survive.
(Ezra 9:13)
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You ought to have reverence for God and do what is right.
(Nehemiah 5:9)
The joy of the Lord is your strength.
(Nehemiah 8:10)
You alone are the Lord.
(Nehemiah 9:6)
You are a God who forgives.
(Nehemiah 9:17)
Keeping your laws is the way to life.
(Nehemiah 9:29)
You are a gracious and merciful God.
(Nehemiah 9:31)
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When God sends us something good, we welcome it. How can we complain when he sends us trouble?
(Job 2:10)
I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing.
(Job 2:21)
In the grave wicked people stop their evil, and tired workers find rest at last....Everyone is there, the famous and the unknown, and slaves at last are free.
(Job 3:17,19)
I heard a voice out of the silence: Can anyone be righteous in the sight of God or be pure before his Creator?
(Job 4:17)
It is God who raises the humble and gives joy to all who mourn.
(Job 5:11)
God bandages the wounds he makes; his hand hurts you, and his hand heals.
(Job 5:18)
Human life is like forced army service, like a life of hard manual labor, like a slave longing for cool shade; like a worker waiting to be paid.
(Job 7:1-2)
Like a cloud that fades and is gone, we humans die and never return; we are forgotten by all who knew us.
(Job 7:9-10)
What is man that you make so much lf him, that you give him so much attention?
(Job 7:17)
Our life is short, we know nothing at all; we pass like shadows across the earth.
(Job 8:9)
How can a mortal be righteous before God?
(Job 9:2)
God passes by but I cannot see him.
(Job 9:11)
There are many sides to wisdom; there are things too deep for human knowledge.
(Job 11:6)
God knows the world of the dead.
(Job 11:8)
Put your heart right.
(Job 11:13)
It is God who directs the lives of his creatures; every man’s life is in his power.
(Job 12:10)
He sends light to places dark as death.
(Job 12:22)
We die, and that is the end of us; we die, and where are we then?
(Job 14:10)
Can any human being be really pure? Can anyone be right with God?
(Job 15:14)
Only a few years will pass before I go on the journey of no return.
(Job 16:22)
I know that my Redeemer and Vindicator lives, and at last - the Last One - He will stand upon the earth.
(Job 19:25)
I will see God. I will see him with my own eyes, and he will not be a stranger.
(Job 19:26-27)
You must humbly return to God.
(Job 22:23)
It is God, not the dark, that makes me afraid.
(Job 23:16)
God, in his strength, destroys the mighty.
(Job 24:22)
Is there any place where God’s light does not shine?
(Job 25:3)
What is man worth in God’s eyes?
(Job 25:6)
How faint the whisper we hear of him.
(Job 26:14)
God said to us humans, “To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil.”
(Job 28:28)
The same God who created me created my servants also.
(Job 31:15)
God’s spirit made me and gave me life.
(Job 33:4)
You and I are the same in God’s sight, both of us were formed from clay.
(Job 33:6)
God is greater than man.
(Job 33:12)
God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
(Job 34:12)
He does not take the side of rulers nor favor the rich over the poor, for he created everyone.
(Job 34:19)
There is no darkness dark enough to hide a sinner from God.
(Job 34:22)
There is nothing God needs from you.
(Job 35:7)
God is mighty, but does not despise men.
(Job 36:5)
God teaches men through suffering and uses distress to open their eyes.
(Job 36:15)
We cannot fully know his greatness.
(Job 36:26)
At God`s command amazing things happen, wonderful things that we can`t understand.
(Job 37:5)
God`s power is so great that we cannot come near him.
(Job 37:23)
The Lord answered Job out of the storm.
(Job 38:1)
Everything under heaven belongs to me.
(Job 41:11)
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You are not a God who is pleased with wrongdoing; you allow no evil in your presence. You cannot stand the sight of proud men; you hate evil and wicked people.
(Psalm 5:4-5)
Because of your great love I can come into your house.
(Psalm 5:7)
Make Your way level (straight and right) before my face.
(Psalm 5:8)
Protect those who love you.
(Psalm 5:11)
Justice is what you demand.
(Psalm 7:6)
What is man, that you think of him; mere man, that you care for him?
(Psalm 8:4)
You are fair and honest in your judgments.
(Psalm 9:4)
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed.
(Psalm 9:9)
You do not abandon anyone who comes to you.
(Psalm 9:10)
God remembers those who suffer.
(Psalm 9:12)
The Lord has made Himself known.
(Psalm 9:16)
The Lord is righteous and loves good deeds.
(Psalm 11:7)
Fools say to themselves “There is no God!”
(Psalm 14:1)
I am always aware of the Lord’s presence.
(Psalm 16:8)
Reveal your wonderful love and save me.
(Psalm 17:7)
The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me.
(Psalm 18:16)
God is faithful to those who have faith in him.
(Psalm 18:25)
The Lord alone is God.
(Psalm 18:31)
The Lord my God illuminates my darkness.
(Psalm 18:28)
The Lord lives!
(Psalm 18:46)
None of us can see our own errors.
(Psalm 19:12)
My God, my God, why have your forsaken me?
(Psalm 22:1)
Be not far from me.
(Psalm 22:11)
The world and all that is in it belong to the Lord.
(Psalm 24:1)
Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.
(Psalm 25:4)
I wait for and expect you.
(Psalm 25:21)
Even if enemies attack me, I will still trust God.
(Psalm 27:3)
Teach me your way, O Lord.
(Psalm 27:11)
At the Flood. the Lord showed his control of al creation. Now he continues to unveil his power.
(Psalm 29:10, Living Bible)
His anger is but for a moment, but His favor is for a lifetime.
(Psalm 30:5)
You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy.
(Psalm 30:11)
Into your hand I commit my spirit.
(Psalm 31:5)
You have given me freedom to go where I wish.
(Psalm 31:8)
Love the Lord, all his faithful people.
(Psalm 31:23)
Each believer should confess his sins to God when he is aware of them.
(Psalm 32:6, Living Bible)
You are my hiding place.
(Psalm 32:7)
Sing joyfully.
(Psalm 33:3, Living Bible)
God’s words are right.
(Psalm 33:4, Living Bible)
Find out for yourself how good the Lord is.
(Psalm 34:8)
Turn away from evil and do good; strive for peace with all your heart
(Psalm 34:14)
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.
(Psalm 34:18)
You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor.
(Psalm 35:10)
O Lord be not far from me.
(Psalm 35:22)
You are the source of all life, and because of your light we see the light.
(Psalm 36:9)
Be kind and good to others.
(Psalm 37:3, Living Bible)
Be patient and wait for the Lord to act.
(Psalm 37:7)
The good man is generous with his gifts.
(Psalm 37:21)
Turn from evil and do good.
(Psalm 37:27)
The law of his God is in his heart.
(Psalm 37:31)
Those who pay back evil for good are against me because I try to do right.
(Psalm 38:20)
Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro.
(Psalm 39:6)
Like all my ancestors I am only your guest for a little while.
(Psalm 39:12)
You do not want sacrifices and offerings; you do not ask for animals burned whole on the altar or for sacrifices to take away sins. Instead, you have given me ears to hear you.
(Psalm 40:6)
Let all those that seek and require You rejoice and be glad in You.
(Psalm 40:16)
Blessed is he who has regard for the weak.
(Psalm 41:1)
I thirst for you, the living God.
(Psalm 42:2)
Hope in God.
(Psalm 42:11 / 43:5)
He knows the secrets of the heart.
(Psalm 44:21)
God is King of all the earth.
(Psalm 47:7)
A man’s greatness cannot keep him from death; he will still die like the animals.
(Psalm 49:12,20)
Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God.
(Psalm 50:14)
Giving thanks is the sacrifice that honors me.
(Psalm 50:23)
Sincerity and truth are what you require.
(Psalm 51:6)
Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.
(Psalm 51:10)
Make me willing to obey you.
(Psalm 51:12)
Help me to speak, Lord, and I will praise you.
(Psalm 51:15)
My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.
(Psalm 51:17)
God looks down from heaven to see if there are any who seek him.
(Psalm 53:2)
Leave your troubles with the Lord.
(Psalm 55:22)
When I am afraid, O Lord Almighty, I put my trust in you.
(Psalm 56:3)
My refuge is God, who loves me.
(Psalm 59:17)
Don’t put your trust in violence.
(Psalm 62:10)
O God, you are my God, and I long for you. My whole being desires you; like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land, my soul is thirsty for you.
(Psalm 63:1)
Your love is better than life.
(Psalm 63:3)
The heart and mind of man are a mystery.
(Psalm 64:6)
Our faults defeat us, but you forgive them.
(Psalm 65:3)
Our God is a God who saves.
(Psalm 68:20)
My sins, O god, are not hidden from you; you know how foolish I have been.
(Psalm 69:5)
I will proclaim his greatness by giving thanks. This will please the Lord more than offering him cattle, more than sacrificing a full-grown bull.
(Psalm 69:30)
The Lord listens to those in need.
(Psalm 69:33)
May all those who seek, inquire of and for You, and require you (as their vital need) rejoice and be glad in You.
(Psalm 70:4)
O God, be not far from me!
(Psalm 71:12)
I will always put my hope in you.
(Psalm 71:14)
I will praise you with music.
(Psalm 71:22, Living Bible)
He has pity on the weak and poor; he saves the lives of those in need. He rescues them from oppression and violence; their lives are precious to him.
(Psalm 72:13-14)
Since I have you, what else could I want on earth?
(Psalm 73:25, Good News Bible)
He built his Temple like his home in heaven.
(Psalm 78:69)
Help us, O God, and save us; rescue us and forgive our sins for the sake of your own honor.
(Psalm 79:9)
Protect what you yourself have planted.
(Psalm 80:15, Living Bible)
Revive us to trust in you.
(Psalm 80:18, Living Bible)
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Open your mouth, and I will feed you.
(Psalm 81:10)
Do justice to the weak (poor) and fatherless: maintain the right of the afflicted and needy.
(Psalm 82:3)
All of you are children of the Most High.
(Psalm 82:6)
You are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
(Psalm 86:15)
Your kingdom is founded on righteousness and justice; love and faithfulness are shown in all you do.
(Psalm 89:14)
Before you created the hills or brought the world into being, you were eternally God, and will be God forever.
(Psalm 90:2)
The length of our days is seventy years - or eighty, if we have strength.
(Psalm 90:10)
I will save those who love me and will protect those who acknowledge me as Lord.
(Psalm 91:14)
Lord, you are a God who punishes.
(Psalm 94:1)
The Lord knows the thoughts of man.
(Psalm 94:11)
Worship the Lord with the beauty of holy lives.
(Psalm 96:9, Living Bible)
Clouds and darkness surround him.
(Psalm 97:2)
He has made his saving power known to the nations.
(Psalm 98:2)
You are a god who forgives.
(Psalm 99:8)
The Lord is good; his love is eternal and his faithfulness lasts forever.
(Psalm 100:5)
He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.
(Psalm 101:7)
You are always the same, and your life never ends.
(Psalm 102:27)
The Lord executes righteousness and justice not for me only, but for all who are oppressed.
(Psalm 103:6)
You give new life to the earth.
(Psalm 104:30)
He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with good.
(Psalm 107:9)
He raises the poor and needy from affliction.
(Psalm 107:41)
Light shines in the darkness for good men, for those who are merciful, kind, and just.
(Psalm 112:4)
He raises the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from their misery and makes them companions of princes.
(Psalm 113:7-8)
The Lord remembers us.
(Psalm 115:12)
Heaven belongs to the Lord alone, but he gave the earth to man.
(Psalm 115:16)
The Lord preserves the simple.
(Psalm 116:6)
His loved ones are very precious to him and he does not lightly let them die.
(Psalm 116:15, Living Bible)
It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
(Psalm 118:8)
I shall not die, but live.
(Psalm 118:17)
Happy are all who search for God.
(Psalm 119:2, Living Bible)
Open my eyes to see wonderful things in your Word.
(Psalm 119:18, Living Bible)
I am a stranger on earth.
(Psalm 119:19)
Revive me by your Word.
(Psalm 119:25, Living Bible)
I will run the way of Your commandments when you give me a heart that is willing.
(Psalm 119:32)
Enable me to speak the truth at all times.
(Psalm 119:43)
Your word has revived me and given me life.
(Psalm 119:50)
I thought about the wrong direction in which I was headed, and turned around and came running back to you.
(Psalm 119:60, Living Bible)
At midnight I will rise to give my thanks to you for your good laws.
(Psalm 119:62, Living Bible)
May your unfailing love be my comfort.
(Psalm 119:76)
Your word, O Lord, will last forever.
(119:89)
Save me, for I am yours.
(Psalm 119:94)
Your word is a lamp to guide me and a light for my path.
(Psalm 119:105)
Your promises are my only source of hope.
(Psalm 119:114, Living Bible)
The explanation of your teachings gives light and brings wisdom to the ignorant.
(Psalm 119:130)
Give me understanding that I may live.
(Psalm 119:144)
Early in the morning, before the sun is up, I was praying and pointing out how much I trust in you. I stayed awake through the night to think about hour promises.
(Psalm 119:147, Living Bible)
The heart of your law is truth.
(Psalm 119:160)
I hate and abhor falsehood.
(Psalm 119:163)
I will praise you seven times a day because of your wonderful laws.
(Psalm 119:164, Living Bible)
The Lord watches over you.
(Psalm 121:5)
The Lord surrounds his people.
(Psalm 125:2)
If the Lord does not build the house, the work of the builders is useless.
(Psalm 127:1)
Children are gifts from the Lord.
(Psalm 127:3)
The Lord ... has freed me from slavery.
(Psalm 129:4)
Trust in the Lord, because his love is constant and he is always willing to save.
(Psalm 130:7)
The Lord has promised his blessing - life that never ends.
(Psalm 133:3)
You care for the lowly and the proud cannot hide from you.
(Psalm 138:6)
I can never be lost to your Spirit. I can never get away from my God.
(Psalm 139:7, Living Bible)
If I lay down in the world of the dead, you would be there.
(Psalm 139:8)
Even the darkness hides nothing from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You.
(Psalm 139:12)
All you do is strange and wonderful.
(Psalm 139:14)
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth your eyes saw my unformed body.
(Psalm 139:15)
The Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
(Psalm 140:12)
Receive my prayer as incense, my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice.
(Psalm 141:2)
No one is innocent in your sight.
(Psalm 143:2)
Show me where to walk.
(Psalm 143:8, Living Bible)
I run to you to hide me.
(Psalm 143:9, Living Bible)
Lord, what are mortals, that you notice them; mere mortals, that you pay attention to us?
(Psalm 144:3)
The Lord is loving and merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love. He is good to everyone and has compassion on all he made.
(Psalm 145:8-9)
He helps those who are in trouble; he lifts those who have fallen.
(Psalm 145:14)
He is near to those who call to him, who call to him with sincerity.
(Psalm 145:18)
Don’t put your trust in human leaders; no human being can save you.
(Psalm 146:3)
He heals the brokenhearted.
(Psalm 147:3)
He raises the humble.
(Psalm 147:6)
He takes pleasure in those who honor him, in those who trust in his constant love.
(Psalm 147:11)
The Lord takes pleasure in his people; he honors the humble.
(Psalm 149:4)
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The Lord corrects those he loves.
(Proverbs 3:12)
Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.
(Proverbs 3:27)
The Lord hates people who do evil.
(Proverbs 3:32)
He has no use for conceited people, but shows favor to those who are humble.
(Proverbs 3:34)
The Lord sees everything you do. Wherever you go he is watching.
(Proverbs 5:21)
There are seven things that the Lord hates and cannot tolerate: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people, a mind that thinks up wicked plans, feet that hurry off to do evil, a witness who tells one lie after another, and a man who stirs up trouble among friends.
(Proverbs 6:16-19)
Love covers all wrong.
(Proverbs 10:12)
The reward for doing good is life.
(Proverbs 10:16)
He who heeds instruction and correction is not only himself in the way of life, but is a way of life for others. And he who neglects or refuses reproof not only himself goes astray, but causes to err and is a path toward ruin for others.
(Proverbs 10:17)
A man of understanding keeps silent.
(Proverbs 11:12)
If you are looking for trouble, that is what you will find.
(Proverbs 11:27)
He who is wise captures human lives for God as a fisher of men.
(Proverbs 11:30)
Good people take care of their animals.
(Proverbs 12:10)
The way of the fool seems right to him.
(Proverbs 12:15)
A prudent man ignores an insult.
(Proverbs 12:16)
A prudent man is reluctant to display his knowledge.
(Proverbs 12:23)
A righteous man is a guide to his friend.
(Proverbs 12:26)
Reliable communication permits progress.
(Proverbs 13:17, Living Bible)
Homes are made by the wisdom of women.
(Proverbs 14:1)
To do right honors God.
(Proverbs 14:2, Living Bible)
The common bond of godly people is good will.
(Proverbs 14:9, Living Bible)
The godly man’s life is exciting.
(Proverbs 14:14, Living Bible)
If you want to be happy, be kind to the poor; it is a sin to despise anyone.
(Proverbs 14:21)
In all labor there is profit.
(Proverbs 14:23)
Reverence for God gives a man deep strength.
(Proverbs 14:26, Living Bible)
A wise man controls his temper.
(Proverbs 14:29, Living Bible)
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. (Kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.)
(Proverbs 14:31)
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
(Proverbs 15:3)
Kind words bring life.
(Proverbs 15:4)
Not even the world of the dead can keep the Lord from knowing what is there.
(Proverbs 15:11)
Patience brings peace.
(Proverbs 15:18)
Humility comes before honor.
(Proverbs 15:33)
The Lord judges your motives.
(Proverbs 16:2)
The Lord works out everything for his owns ends.
(Proverbs 16:4)
The Lord hates everyone who is arrogant.
(Proverbs 16:5)
By mercy and love, truth and fidelity to God and man, not by sacrificial offerings iniquity is purged out of the hearts.
(Proverbs 16:6)
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
(Proverbs 16:18)
It is better to win control over yourself than over whole cities.
(Proverbs 16:32)
A person’s heart is tested by the Lord.
(Proverbs 17:3)
If you make fun of poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take please in someone’s misfortune.
(Proverbs 17:5)
Love forgets mistakes.
(Proverbs 17:9, Living Bible)
If you repay good with evil you will never get evil out of your house.
(Proverbs 17:13)
A friend loves at all times, and is born, as a brother, for adversity.
(Proverbs 17:17)
A happy heart is a good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing.
(Proverbs 17:22)
Sin and shame always go together.
(Proverbs 18:3)
When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord, and the Lord will pay you back.
(Proverbs 19:17)
That which is desired in a man is loyalty and kindness.
(Proverbs 19:22)
Arrogance should be punished.
(Proverbs 19:25)
How can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking?
(Proverbs 20:24)
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
(Proverbs 21:3)
If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own dry for help will not be heard.
(Proverbs 21:13)
The rich and poor have this in common: the Lord made them both.
(Proverbs 22:2)
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor.
(Proverbs 22:22)
Where there is knowledge, the rooms are furnished with valuable, beautiful things.
(Proverbs 24:4)
Wisdom is mightier than strength.
(Proverbs 24:5, Living Bible)
To plan evil is as wrong as doing it.
(Proverbs 24:8, Living Bible)
Don’t be glad when your enemies meet disaster, and don’t rejoice when they stumble.
(Proverbs 24:17)
It is God’s privilege to conceal things.
(Proverbs 25:2, Living Bible)
We honor God for what he conceals.
(Proverbs 25:2)
It is better it be said to you, Come up here, than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whose eyes have seen you.
(Proverbs 25:7)
If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink.
(Proverbs 25:21)
A soft tongue can break hard bones.
(Proverbs 26:15, Living Bible)
Never boast about tomorrow. You don’t know what will happen between now and then.
(Proverbs 27:1)
Anger is cruel and destructive.
(Proverbs 27:4)
Never abandon a friend.
(Proverbs 27:10, Living Bible)
It is your own self that you see in your heart.
(Proverbs 27:19)
Wealth is not permanent.
(Proverbs 27:24)
You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you.
(Proverbs 28:13)
Prejudice is wrong.
(Proverbs 28:21)
Stupid people express their anger openly, but sensible people ar patient and hold it back.
(Proverbs 29:11)
It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you.
(Proverbs 29:25)
Who has ever mastered heavenly knowledge?
(Proverbs 30:4)
There are four things that are never satisfied: the world of the dead, a woman without children, dry ground that needs rain, and a fire burning out of control.
(Proverbs 30:15-16)
Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves.
(Proverbs 31:8)
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What has been will be a gain, what has been done will be done again.
(Ecclesiastes 1:9)
To increase knowledge only increases distress.
(Ecclesiastes 1:18, Living Bible)
There is a time for everything.
(Ecclesiastes 3:1)
The basic motive for success is the driving force of envy and jealousy.
(Ecclesiastes 4:4, Living Bible)
Pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up.
(Ecclesiastes 4:10)
Don’t say any more than you have to.
(Ecclesiastes 5:2)
God has no pleasure in fools.
(Ecclesiastes 5:4)
Dreaming instead of doing is foolishness.
(Ecclesiastes 5:7, Living Bible)
The profit of the earth is for all.
(Ecclesiastes 5:9)
The day you die is better than the day you were born.
(Ecclesiastes 7:1)
The end of something is better than the beginning.
(Ecclesiastes 7:8)
Don’t long for the “good old days,” for you don’t know whether they were any better than these.
(Ecclesiastes 7:10, Living Bible)
Don`t fight the facts of nature.
(Ecclesiastes 7:13, Living Bible)
Be not morbidly exacting and externally righteous overmuch, neither strive to make yourself pretentiously appear otherwise.
(Ecclesiastes 7:16)
Tackle every task that comes along and if you fear God you can expect his blessing.
(Ecclesiastes 7:18, Living Bible)
There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins.
(Ecclesiastes 7:20)
God made us plain and simple, but we have made ourselves very complicated.
(Ecclesiastes 7:29)
Because God does not punish sinners instantly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.
(Ecclesiastes 8:11, Living Bible)
All things come to all alike.
(Ecclesiastes 9:2)
Everyone who is alivein the world of the living has some hope.
(Ecclesiastes 9:4)
Give generously, for your gifts will return later.
(Ecclesiastes 11:1, Living Bible)
It is wonderful to be alive!
(Ecclesiastes 11:7, Living Bible)
Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
(Ecclesiastes 12:13)
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Like a lily among thorns is my darling among women.
(Song of Solomon 2:2)
Feed me with your love.
(Song of Solomon 2:5, Living Bible)
Your breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies.
(Song of Solomon 4:5)
My lover thrust his hand through the latch-opening; my heart began to pound for him. I arose to open for my lover, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh, on the handles of the lock. I opened for my lover, but my lover had left; he was gone.
(Song of Solomon 5:4-6)
Love is as strong as death.
(Song of Solomon 8:6)
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I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
(Isaiah 1:11)
Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed.
(Isaiah 1:17)
Come now, let us reason together.
(Isaiah 1:18)
Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
(Isaiah 2:4)
Human pride will be ended, and human arrogance will be destroyed.
(Isaiah 2:17-18)
Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
(Isaiah 2:22)
Their prejudices will be held against them.
(Isaiah 3:9)
My people will go into exile for lack of understanding.
(Isaiah 5:13)
The Lord Almighty shows his greatnes by doing what is right, and he reveals his holiness by judging his people.
(Isaiah 5:16)
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.
(Isaiah 5:20)
If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.
(Isaiah 7:9)
I will humble everyone who is proud and punish everyone who is arrogant and cruel.
(Isaiah 13:11)
The Lord will be a shepherd to the poor of his people.
(Isaiah 14:30)
You have forgotten God.
(Isaiah 17:10)
I will look down from heaven as quietly as the dew forms in the warm nights of the harvest time, as serenely as the sun shines in the heat of the day.
(Isaiah 18:4)
Where are your wise men now?
(Isaiah 19:12)
Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
(Isaiah 22:13)
The people have defiled he earth by breaking God’s laws and by violating the covenant he made to last forever.
(Isaiah 24:5)
The poor and the helpless have fled to you and have been safe in times of trouble.
(Isaiah 25:4)
He will swallow up death in victory - He will abolish death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces.
(Isaiah 25:8)
God will bring down their pride despite the cleverness of their hands.
(Isaiah 25:11)
Trust in the Lord - commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him - for ever; for the Lord God is an everlasting rock - the Rock of ages.
(Isaiah 26:4)
Everything we achieve is the result of what you do.
(Isaiah 26:12)
Those of our people who have died will live again! Their bodies will come back to life. All those sleeping in their graves will wake up and sing for joy. As the sparkling dew refreshes the earth, the Lord will revive those who have long been dead.
(Isaiah 26:19)
Wrath is not in me.
(Isaiah 27:4)
The Lord is the one who is powerful and strong.
(Isaiah 28:2)
Faith that is firm is also patient.
(Isaiah 28:16)
I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line.
(Isaiah 28:17)
The prophets should be the eyes of the people.
(Isaiah 29:10)
These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.
(Isaiah 29:13)
“Come back and quietly trust in me.”
(Isaiah 30:15)
The Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice.
(Isaiah 30:18)
“Here is the road. Follow it.”
(Isaiah 30:21)
“You have sinned against me and opposed me. But now come back to me.”
(Isaiah 31:6)
A stupid person is evil.
(Isaiah 32:7)
An honorable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right.
(Isaiah 32:8)
The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; He will save us.
(Isaiah 33:22)
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
(Isaiah 40:8)
Can anyone tell the Lord what to do? Who can teach him or give him advice? With whom does God consult in order to know and understand and to learn how things should be done?
(Isaiah 40:13-14)
Who has determined the course of history? I, the Lord, was there at the beginning, and I, the Lord, will be there at the end.
(Isaiah 41:4)
I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
(Isaiah 41:13)
The Lord is a God who is eager to save.
(Isaiah 42:21)
Before me no god was formed.
(Isaiah 43:10)
You are my witnesses, says the Lord, that I am God.
(Isaiah 43:12)
Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago. Watch for the new thing I am going to do.
(Isaiah 43:18-19)
I am the God who forgives your sins, and I do this because of who I am. I will not hold your sins against you.
(Isaiah 43:25)
Let us plead and argue together.
(Isaiah 43:26)
I am the first, the last, the only God; there is no other god but me.
(Isaiah 44:6)
Come back to me; I am the one who saves you.
(Isaiah 44:22)
I bring both blessing and disaster.
(Isaiah 45:7)
Let righteousness germinate and spring up like plants do.
(Isaiah 45:8)
Truly you are a God who hides himself.
(Isaiah 45:15)
I make known what is right.
(Isaiah 45:19)
Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! I am the only God there is.
(Isaiah 45:22)
The holy God of Israel sets us free.
(Isaiah 47:4)
Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to yourself, ‘I am, and there is no other.’
(Isaiah 47:10)
What I do is done for my own sake - I will not let my name be dishonored or let anyone else share the glory that should be mine and mine alone.
(Isaiah 48:11)
There is no peace for the wicked, says the Lord.
(Isaiah 48:22 / 57:21)
To those who are bound, Come forth; to those who are in spiritual darkness, Show yourselves - come into
the light of the Son of righteousness.
(Isaiah 49:9)
Those who hope in me will not be disappointed.
(Isaiah 49:23)
All mankind will know that I am the \Lord, the one who saves you and sets you free.
(Isaiah 49:26)
I give my teaching to the nations; my laws will bring them light.
(Isaiah 51:4)
The deliverance I bring will last forever.
(Isaiah 51:6,8)
With deep love I will take you back.
(Isaiah 54:7)
The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end.
(Isaiah 54:10)
Justice and right will make you strong.
(Isaiah 54:14)
Listen now, my people, and come to me; come to me, and you will have life!
(Isaiah 55:3)
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have love, pity and mercy for him; and to our God, for He will multiply to him His abundant pardon.
(Isaiah 55:7)
My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways.”
(Isaiah 55:8)
Do what is just and right.
(Isaiah 56:1)
Let not the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. For thus says the Lord: To the eunuchs who keep My sabbaths and choose the things which please Me and hold firmly to My covenant, to them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial and a name better and more enduring than of sons and daughters; I will give t hem an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.
(Isaiah 56:3-5)
My house will be called a house of prayer for all.
(Isaiah 56:7)
I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit.
(Isaiah 57:15)
I offer peace to all, both near and far.
(Isaiah 57:19)
Fasting as you do today will not cause your voice to be heard on high.
(Isaiah 58:4)
The kind of fasting I want is this: Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free. Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
(Isaiah 58:6-7)
Your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you.
(Isaiah 59:2)
The mighty God of Israel sets you free.
(Isaiah 60:16)
I, the Lord, will be your eternal light.
(Isaiah 60:19)
The Lord says, “I love justice and I hate oppression and crime.”
(Isaiah 61:8)
They were given rest by the Spirit of the Lord.
(Isaiah 63:14)
O Lord, why have You made us able to err from Your ways, and hardened our hearts to reverential fear of You?
(Isaiah 63:17)
No one has ever seen or heard of a God like you, who does such deeds for those who put their hope in him. You welcome those who find joy in doing what is right, those who remember how you want them to live.
(Isaiah 64:4-5)
O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter, and we wall are the work of Your hand.
(Isaiah 64:8)
We are all Your people.
(Isaiah 64:9)
I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me.
(Isaiah 65:1)
I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.
(Isaiah 65:17)
Be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create.
(Isaiah 65:18)
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
(Isaiah 65:25)
This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit.
(Isaiah 66:2)
The acts of the hypocrite’s worship are as abominable to God as if they were offered to idols.
(Isaiah 66:3)
When I called no one answered.
(Isaiah 66:4)
As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you.
(Isaiah 66:13)
All flesh shall come to worship before Me.
(Isaiah 66:23)
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I, the Lord, will punish you because you have denied that you have sinned.
(Jeremiah 2:35)
I am merciful, says the Lord; I will not keep anger for ever.
(Jeremiah 3:12)
I want you to call me father and never again turn away from me.
(Jeremiah 3:19)
Return, all of you who have turned away form the Lord; he will heal you and make you faithful.
(Jeremiah 3:22)
Wash the evil from your heart, so that you may be saved.
(Jeremiah 4:14)
The Lord asks for faithfulness.
(Jeremiah 5:3)
I will make my words like a fire in your mouth.
(Jeremiah 5:14)
What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.
(Jeremiah 6:20)
Be fair in your treatment of one another.
(Jeremiah 7:5)
Do you think that my Temple is a hiding place for robbers?
(Jeremiah 7:11)
Is it I Whom they provoke to anger? says the Lord. Is it not themselves, whom they provoke to their own confusion and vexation and to their own shame?
(Jeremiah 7:19)
My heart has been crushed because my people are crushed.”
(Jeremiah 8:21)
I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight.
(Jeremiah 9:24)
The Lord is the true God, he is the living God.
(Jeremiah 10:10)
None of us are in charge of our own destiny; none of us have control over our own life.
(Jeremiah 10:23)
I said, “Yes, Lord.”
(Jeremiah 11:5)
You, Lord, are in the midst of us.
(Jeremiah 14:9)
I will condemn those who turn away from me and put their trust in human beings, in the strength of mortals. ... But I will bless the person who puts his trust in me. He is like a tree growing near a stream and sending out roots to the water.
(Jeremiah 17:5,7)
“I, the Lord, search the minds and test the hearts of people. I treat each of them according to the way they live, according to what they do.”
(Jeremiah 17:10)
Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved.
(Jeremiah 17:14)
Praise the Lord! He rescues the oppressed from the power of evil people.
(Jeremiah 20:13)
I, the Lord, am giving you a choice between the way that leads to life and the way that leads to death.
(Jeremiah 21:8)
See that justice is done every day.
(Jeremiah 21:12)
Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of his oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence.
(Jeremiah 22:3)
“I swear by myself.”
(Jeremiah 22:5)
“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the Lord,“and not a God far away? Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?” declares the Lord. “Do I not fill heaven and earth?”
(Jeremiah 23:23-24)
My message is like a fire and like a hammer that breaks rocks in piees.
(Jeremiah 23:29)
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
(Jeremiah 29:13)
I will discipline you but only with justice.
(Jeremiah 30:11)
Proclaim my words on the far-off shores.
(Jeremiah 31:10)
I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them and make them rejoice after their sorrow.
(Jeremiah 31:13)
I have created something new and different.
(Jeremiah 31:22)
I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.
(Jeremiah 31:25)
I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts.
(Jeremiah 31:33)
I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?
(Jeremiah 32:26)
I will give them a single purpose I life: to honor me for all time, for their own good and the good of their descendants.
(Jeremiah 32:39)
“Call to me and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you know nothing about.”
(Jeremiah 33:3)
I am the living God.
(Jeremiah 46:18)
When I punish you, I will be fair.
(Jeremiah 46:28)
A curse on him who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!
(Jeremiah 48:10)
Your pride has deceived you.
(Jeremiah 49:16)
My people have been lost sheep.
(Jeremiah 50:6)
I will forgive those people whose lives I have spared.
(Jeremiah 50:20)
Though you are far from home, think about me, your Lord.
(Jeremiah 51:50)
The Lord is the God of retribution.
(Jeremiah 51:56)
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The Lord’s unfailing love and mercy still continue, fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise.
(Lamentations 2:22)
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
(Lamentations 3:25-26)
He does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men.
(Lamentations 3:33)
Let us open our hearts to God.
(Lamentations 3:41)
You came near when I called you, and you said, ‘Do not fear.’
(Lamentations 3:57)
The Lord will not cast off forever. But, though He causes grief, yet will He be moved to compassion according to the multitude of His loving-kindness and tender mercies. For He does not willingly and from His heart afflict or grieve the children of men.
(Lamentations 10:31-33)
Is not out of the mouth of the Most High that evil and good both proceed - adversity and prosperity physical evil or misfortune and physical good or happiness?
(Lamentations 10:38)
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I heard the Lord speakto me, and I felt his power.
(Ezekiel 1:3)
Wealth has been the stumbling-block of their iniquity.
(Ezekiel 7:19)
Every living soul belongs to me.
(Ezekiel 18:4)
The soul that sins, it is the one that shall die.
(Ezekiel 18:20)
Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?
(Ezekiel 18:23)
Do you think my way of doing things isn’t right? It is your way that isn’t right.
(Ezekiel 18:25)
Repent and live.
(Ezekiel 18:32)
As I live, says the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you!
(Ezekiel 20:3)
The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.
(Ezekiel 21:26)
I do not enjoy seeing sinners die. I would rather see them stop sinning and live.
(Ezekiel 33:11)
I will judge each of you according to his own ways.
(Ezekiel 33:20)
I myself will search for My sheep, and will seek them out.
(Ezekiel 34:11)
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will find them a place to rest.
(Ezekiel 34:15)
I will use you to show the nations that I am holy.
(Ezekiel 36:23)
I will give you a new heart and a new mind.
(Ezekiel 36:26)
I will save you from everything that defiles you.
(Ezekiel 36:29)
I will protect my holy name.
(Ezekiel 39:25)
Do what is right and just.
(Ezekiel 45:9)
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There does not exist another god that is able to deliver like this one.
(Daniel 3:29, The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
The signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed with me, it has seemed good to me to declare.
(Daniel 4:2, The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
He can humble anyone who acts proudly.
(Daniel 4:37)
We are praying to you because you are merciful, not because we have done right.
(Daniel 9:18)
God has heard your prayers ever since the first day you decided to humble yourself in order to gain understanding.
(Daniel 10:12)
God loves you, so don’t let anything worry you or frighten you.
(Daniel 10:19)
The people who know their God shall prove themselves strong and shall stand firm, and do exploits for God.
(Daniel 11:32)
That which is determined by God shall be done.
(Daniel 11:36)
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Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.
(Hosea 1:18)
I will say to those who were not My people, You are My people, and they shall say, You are my God.
(Hosea 2:23)
Don’t point our finger at someone else, and try to pass the blame to him.
(Hosea 4:4, Living Bible)
I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burn offerings to me.
(Hosea 6:6)
My people have defiled themselves by worshipping idols.
(Hosea 6:10)
They do not cry out to me from their hearts.
(Hosea 7:14)
When they sow the wind, they will reap a storm!
(Hosea 8:7)
You people hate me so much because your sin is so great.
(Hosea 9:7)
I appointed the prophets to guard my people.
(Hosea 9:8, Living Bible)
Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce.
(Hosea 10:12)
I am God and not a mere human being. I, the Holy One, am with you. I will not come to you in anger.
(Hosea 11:9)
Hold fast to love and mercy, and righteousness and justice, and wait expectantly for your God continually.
(Hosea 12:6)
Riches can’t make up for sin.
(Hosea 12:8, Living Bible)
I along am God, your Lord, and have been ever since I brought you out of Egypt. You have no God but me, for there is no other Savior.
(Hosea 13:4, Living Bible)
O Lord, you show mercy to those who have no one else to turn to.
(Hosea 14:3)
I will bring my people back to me. I will love them with all my heart.
(Hosea 14:4)
I am like a green pine tree.
(Hosea 14:8)
The Lord’s ways are right, and righteous people live by following them.
(Hosea 14:9)
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Repent sincerely and return to me.
(Joel 2:12)
Come back to the Lord your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.
(Joel 2:13)
I will pour out my spirit on everyone: your sons and daughters will proclaim my message; your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions. At that time I will pour out my spirit even on servants, both men and women.
(Joel 2:28-29)
Whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered and saved.
(Joel 2:32)
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When the Sovereign Lord speaks, who can keep from proclaiming his message?
(Amos 3:8)
Prepare to meet your God.
(Amos 4:12)
Seek me and live.
(Amos 5:4)
Seek good, not evil.
(Amos 5:14)
Hate evil, love good.
(Amos 5:15)
I hate your show and pretense - your hypocrisy of ‘honoring’ me with your religious feasts and solemn assemblies.
(Amos 5:21, Living Bible)
Let justice flow like a stream, and righteousness like a river that never goes dry.
(Amos 5:24)
You refuse to admit that a day of disaster is coming, but what you do only brings that day closer.
(Amos 6:3)
The time is coming when I will send famine on the land. People will be hungry, but not for bread; they will be thirsty, but not for water. They will hunger and thirst for a message from the Lord.
(Amos 8:11)
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Your pride has deceived you.
(Obadiah 3)
Though you soar as high as eagles, and build your nest among the stars, I will bring you plummeting down.
(Obadiah 4, Living Bible)
You should not look down on your brother on the day of his misfortune.
(Obadiah 12)
As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.
(Obadiah 15)
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From deep in the world of the dead I cried for help, and you heard me.
(Jonah 2:2)
When my soul fainted upon me I earnestly and seriously remembered the Lord.
(Jonah 2:7)
Salvation comes from the Lord.
(Jonah 2:9)
You are a loving and merciful God, always patient, always kind, and always ready to change your mind and not punish.
(Jonah 4:2)
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You are supposed to be concerned about justice.
(Micah 1:1)
I am filled with power; with the Spirit of the Lord.
(Micah 3:8, Living Bible)
The Lord’s teaching comes from Jerusalem; from Zion he speaks to his people. He will settle disputes among the nations, among the great powers near and far. They will hammer their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nations will never again go to war, never prepare for battle again. Everyone will live in peace among his own vineyards and fig trees, and no one will make him afraid.
(Micah 4:2-4)
God, like a shepherd from his lookout tower, watches over his people.
(Micah 5:8)
I will destroy your idols and sacred stone pillars; no longer will you worship the things that you yourselves have made.
(Micah 5:13)
What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
(Micah 6:8)
I will wait with hope and expectancy for the God of my salvation.
(Micah 7:7)
We are in darkness now, but the Lord will give us light.
(Micah 7:8)
God will bring me out of my darkness into the light, and I will see his goodness.
(Micah 7:9, Living Bible)
The earth will become a desert because of the wickedness of those who live in it.
(Micah 7:13)
You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
(Micah 7:18)
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The Lord is slow to anger.
(Nahum 1:3)
The Lord cares for those who trust in him.
(Nahum 1:7)
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They load themselves with guilt whose own power is their god.
(Habakkuk 1:11)
From the very beginning you are God.
(Habakkuk 1:12)
Why are you silent while they destroy people who are more righteous than they are?
(Habakkuk 1:13)
The righteous will live by his faith.
(Habakkuk 2:4)
Wealth is deceitful.
(Habakkuk 2:5)
The earth will be as full of the knowledge of the Lord’s glory as the seas are full of water.
(Habakkuk 2:14)
What’s the use of an idol? It is only something that a man has made, and it tells you nothing but lies. What good does it do for its maker to trust it - a god that can’t even talk!
(Habakkuk 2:18)
The Lord is in is holy temple; let all the earth hush a d keep silence before him.
(Habakkuk 2:20)
In wrath remember mercy.
(Habakkuk 3:2)
Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind.
(Habakkuk 3:5, Living Bible)
I will rejoice in the Lord. I will exult in the God of my salvation.
(Habakkuk 3:18)
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I will bring about the downfall of the wicked.
(Zephaniah 1:2)
Stand in silence in the presence of the Lord.
(Zephaniah 1:7, Living Bible)
I will punish all who worship like pagans.
(Zephaniah 1:9)
Seek the Lord - inquire for Him, inquire of Him.
(Zephaniah 2:3)
He will reduce the gods of the earth to nothing, and then every nation will worship him, each in its own land.
(Zephaniah 2:11)
I am and there is none beside me.
(Zephaniah 2:15)
I will change the people of the nations, and they will pray to me along and not to other gods.
(Zephaniah 3:9)
I will remove everyone who is proud and arrogant.
(Zephaniah 3:11)
T he Lord will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life.
(Zephaniah 3:17)
I will save the limping and gather the outcasts, and will make them a praise and a name in every land of their shame.
(Zephaniah 3:19)
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I am with you.
(Haggai 1:13)
My spirit stands and abides in the midst of you.
(Haggai 2:5)
All the silver and gold of the word is mine.
(Haggai 2:8)
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The Lord spoke kind and comforting words.
(Zechariah 1:13)
I am coming to liveamong you!
(Zechariah 2:10)
You must see that justice is done, and must show kindness and mercy to one another.
(Zechariah 7:8)
Let none of you devise or imagine or think evil against his brother in your heart.
(Zechariah 7:10)
I hate lying, injustice and violence.
(Zechariah 8:17)
You must love truth and peace.
(Zechariah 8:19)
The Lord has an eye upon mankind.
(Zechariah 9:1)
Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey - on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
(Zechariah 9:9)
The Lord will save his people as a shepherd saves his flock from danger.
(Zechariah 9:16)
Fortune-tellers’ predictions are all a bunch of silly lies.
(Zechariah 10:2, Living Bible)
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I have always loved you.
(Malachi 1:2)
The Lord is Great - even beyond the borders of Israel.
(Malachi 1:5)
You must honor me by what you do.
(Malachi 2:2)
It is the duty of priests to teach the true knowledge of God. People should go to them to learn my will, because they are the messengers of the Lord Almighty.
(Malachi 2:7)
I hate divorce.
(Malachi 2:16)
Where is the God of Justice?
(Malachi 2:17)
I am the Lord, I do not change.
(Malachi 3:6)
Turn back to me, and I will turn back to you.
(Malachi 3:7)
My saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun`s rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall.
(Malachi 4:2)