This is a constantly growing collection of some of my favorite scripture passages; many of these are on handwritten notes by my desk as reminders of the principles which should be guiding whatever I am doing. Multiple different translations are used and I have made no effort to identify a specific translation with a specific quote.
Genesis
Noah did everything, just as God commanded him. (6:22)
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him." So they sent messengers to Joseph , saying, "Before your father died he commanded saying, 'Thus you shall say to Joseph'; "I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brother and their sin; for they did evil to you." "Now, please forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. Then his brothers all went and fell down before his face, and they said, "behold we are your servants." Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. (50:15-20)
Exodus
Noah did everything, just as God commanded him. (6:22)
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him." So they sent messengers to Joseph , saying, "Before your father died he commanded saying, 'Thus you shall say to Joseph'; "I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brother and their sin; for they did evil to you." "Now, please forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. Then his brothers all went and fell down before his face, and they said, "behold we are your servants." Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. (50:15-20)
Exodus
Fear not, stand firm, and see the Salvation of the Lord. (14:13)
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. (20:8)
Show me now thy ways, that I may know thee and find favor in thy sight. (33:13)
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. (20:8)
Show me now thy ways, that I may know thee and find favor in thy sight. (33:13)
Leviticus
Do not hold back the wages of a hired an overnight. (19:13)
Numbers
And you can be sure that your sin will find you out. (32:23)
Deuteronomy
You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is this day. (8:1)
If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed. (8:19)
The needy will never be lacking in the land; that is why I command you to open your hand to your poor and needy kinsman in your country. (15:11)
The Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete. (16:15)
The Lord will send rain at the proper time from His rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do (28:12)
The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never the bottom. (28:13)
Here, then, I have today set before you life and prosperity, death and doom. If you obey the commandments of the Lord, your God, which I enjoin on you today, loving him, and walking in his ways and keeping his commandments, statues and decrees, you will live and grow numerous, and the Lord, your God, will bless you in the land you are entering to occupy. If, however, you turn away your hearts and will not listen, but are led astray and adore and serve other gods, I tell you now that you will certainly perish, you will not have a long life on the land which you are crossing the Jordan to enter and occupy. I call heaven and earth today to witness against you; I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the Lord, your God, heeding his voice and holding fast to him. For that will mean life for you, a long life for you to live on the land which the Lord swore he would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 30:15-20
You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is this day. (8:1)
If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed. (8:19)
The needy will never be lacking in the land; that is why I command you to open your hand to your poor and needy kinsman in your country. (15:11)
The Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete. (16:15)
The Lord will send rain at the proper time from His rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do (28:12)
The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never the bottom. (28:13)
Here, then, I have today set before you life and prosperity, death and doom. If you obey the commandments of the Lord, your God, which I enjoin on you today, loving him, and walking in his ways and keeping his commandments, statues and decrees, you will live and grow numerous, and the Lord, your God, will bless you in the land you are entering to occupy. If, however, you turn away your hearts and will not listen, but are led astray and adore and serve other gods, I tell you now that you will certainly perish, you will not have a long life on the land which you are crossing the Jordan to enter and occupy. I call heaven and earth today to witness against you; I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the Lord, your God, heeding his voice and holding fast to him. For that will mean life for you, a long life for you to live on the land which the Lord swore he would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 30:15-20
Joshua
I command you: Be firm and steadfast!
Do not fear or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (1:9)
And the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed on dry ground,
until the nation had finished crossing the Jordan. (3:17)
...As for me and my household, will will serve the Lord. (24:15)
Judges
In those days, Israel had no king, and everyone did as he saw fit. (21:25)
Ruth
But Ruth said "Do not urge me to leave you or tun back from following you;
for where you go, I will go and where you lodge, I will Lodge.
Your people shall be my people and your God, my God." (1:16)
I Samuel
When Hannah went up to the House of the Lord,
her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.
(1:7b)
II Samuel
For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. (22:29)
I Kings
So He said, "Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord." And behold the Lord was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. And it came about when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, "what are you doing here, Elijah?"
II Kings
So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." (6:16)
I Chronicles
But who am I, and what is my people that we should be able to offer this willingly? For all things come from you and of your own have we given you. (29:14)
II Chronicles
Knowing his heart, render to everyone according to his conduct for you alone know the hearts of men. (6:30)
Be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded (15:7)
Ezra
For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to practice it. (7:10a)
Nehemiah
Remember me with favor, O my God. (13:31)
Tobit
Through all your days my son, keep the Lord in mind, and suppress every desire to sin or break His commandments. Perform good works all the days of your life and do not tread the paths of wrongdoing. For if you are steadfast in your service, your good works will bring success, not only to you, but also to all those who live uprightly. (4:5-6)
Judith
I will sing a new song to my God. O Lord, great are you and glorious, marvelous in power and unsurpassable. Let your every creature serve you; for you spoke, and they were made. You sent forth your spirit and it created them; no one can resist your voice.
For the mountains to their bases are tossed with waters; the rock, like wax, melt before your glance. But to those who fear you, you will show mercy. (16:13-5)
Esther
Even if you now remain silent, relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another source; but you and your father's house will perish. (4:14)
I Macabees
Do not fear the words of sinners, for their glory ends in corruption and worms. Today exalted, tomorrow not to be found, they have returned to dust, their schemes have perished. ((2:62-3)
II Macabees
May God do good to you and remember his covenant with his faithful servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and give to all of you a heart to worship him and to do his will wholeheartedly and with a willing spirit, open your heart to his law and commandments and grant you peace, hear your prayers and be reconciled to you, and never forsake you in time of adversity. (1:2-5)
Job
As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it. (4:8)
Submit to God and be at peace with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you. (22:21)
Psalms
In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for thou alone Lord makes me dwell in safety (4:8)
For the needy should not be forgotten and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. (9:16)
For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face (11:7)
Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. (14:3)
The Lord is my shield the the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (18:2)
I call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised and I am saved from my enemies. (18:3)
Let the words of my mouth meet with your favor, keep the thoughts of my heart before you Lord, my rock and Redeemer. (19:15)
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou annointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. (23:1-6)
Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart. (24:3-4)
Into Your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God. (31:5)
Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord
Happy are the people he has chosen as his own (33:12)
Keep your tongue from evil, your lips from speaking lies.
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. (34:14-5)
Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land so you shall be pastured with its riches.
Delight in the Lord and he will grant to you the petitions of you heart.
Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.
And he will bring forth you justice like the light, and your judgement like the midday.
Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to complete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.
Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.
For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land. Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.
But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace. (36:3-11)
Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart's desire. (37:4)
Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper--it only leads to harm. (37:8)
I confess my inequity, I am sorry for my sins. (38:8)
You have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in Your presence forever. (41:12)
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the Earth. (46:10)
For all their riches, if mortals do not have wisdom, the perish like the beast. (49:21)
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness; according unto the multitude of they tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from min iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Then it will be said: "Truly there is a reward for the just, there is a God who is Judge on Earth. (58:12)
One thing God has said; two things I have heard;
Power belongs to God; so too Lord, does kindness,
And you render to each of us according to our deeds. (62:12-3)
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (84:10)
Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right. (97:11)
I lift my eyes to the hills; from where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth; (121:1-2)
Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain. (127:1)
It is useless for you to work from early morning until late at night, jut to get food to eat; God provides for those he loves even while they sleep. (127:2)
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness (143:10)
Proverbs
Righteousness guards the man of integrity (13:6)
But the companions of fools will suffer harm (13:20)
Slowness to anger makes for deep understanding; a quick-tempered person stockpiles stupidity. (14:29)
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (15:1)
Ecclesiastes
There is an appointed time for everything and a time for every affair under the heavens.
A time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plan, and a time to uproot the plant.
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to tear down, and a time to build.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh
a time mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them;
a time to embrace and a time to be from from embraces.
A time to seek and a time to lose;
a time to keep, an a time to cast away.
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to be silent and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time of peace. (3:1-8)
The conclusion when all has been heard is : Fear god and keep his commandments, because this applies to every person (12:13)
Song of Songs
Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it way. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned. (8:7)
Wisdom
For the worship of infamous idols is the reason and source and extremity of all evil. (14:27)
Sirach
Do good work before the appointed time and in God's time he will give you your reward. (51:30)
Isaiah
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (1:9)
Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learnt to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan's plea, defend the widow.
Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord; Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow. Though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool.
If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land; but if you refuse and resit, the sword shall consume you: For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. (1:16-20).
No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people. Share your food with the hungry , and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and don not hide from relatives who need your help. Then your salvation will come like the dawn, and your wounds will quickly heal. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind. Then when you call, the Lord will answer. "Yes, I am here," he will quickly reply. "Remove the heavy yolk of oppression. Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors! Feed the hungry and help those in Trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.
Therefore, the Lord himself will give you this sign: The virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel. (7:14)
For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests.
They name him Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (9:5)
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all the faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earht: for the Lord hath spoken it. (25:8)
When you pass through waters, I will be with you; through rivers you shall not be swept away.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor will flames consume you. (43:2)
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleans me from my sin. (51:1-2)
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
As high as the heavens are above the Earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts. (55:8-9)
Jeremiah
For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hop. When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you. When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you see me with all your heart, your will find me with yous, says the Lord, and I will change you lot. (29:11-14)
Lamentations
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the own who seeks Him. (3:25)
Baruch
Learn where prudence is, where strength, where understanding;
That you may know also where are length of days and life, where light of they eyes, and peace. (3:4)
Ezekiel
If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but then he trusts in his righteousness and does evil, none of the righteous things he has done will be remembered; he will die for the evil he has done. (33:13)
Daniel
If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and He will rescue us from your hand O King. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O King, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up. (3:17-18)
The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving. (9:9)
Hosea
Let us know, let us strive to know the Lord; as certain as the dawn is His coming.
He will come to us like rain, like spring rain that waters the earth. (6:3)
Joel
And it shall come to pas that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. (2:32)
Amos
Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you, just as you have said. (5:14)
Obadiah
You should not look down on your brother in the day of his misfortune (12)
For near is the day of the Lord for all the nations! As you have done, so shall it be done to you, your deed shall come back upon your own head. (16)
Jonah
Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs (2:8)
Micah
He has told you, o' man, what is good; and what doe the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? (6:8)
Nahum
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust him. (1:7)
Habakkuk
The Sovereign Lord is my strength. (3:19)
Zephaniah
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he command. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger. (2:3)
Haggai
Mine is the silver and mine is the gold declares the Lord of hosts. (2:8)
Zechhariah
These are the things ye shall do; speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgement of truth in your gates; And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath; for all these are thing that I hate saith the Lord. (8:16)
Malachi
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will throw open the flood gates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. (3:10)
I command you: Be firm and steadfast!
Do not fear or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (1:9)
And the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed on dry ground,
until the nation had finished crossing the Jordan. (3:17)
...As for me and my household, will will serve the Lord. (24:15)
Judges
In those days, Israel had no king, and everyone did as he saw fit. (21:25)
Ruth
But Ruth said "Do not urge me to leave you or tun back from following you;
for where you go, I will go and where you lodge, I will Lodge.
Your people shall be my people and your God, my God." (1:16)
I Samuel
When Hannah went up to the House of the Lord,
her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.
(1:7b)
II Samuel
For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. (22:29)
I Kings
So He said, "Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord." And behold the Lord was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. And it came about when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, "what are you doing here, Elijah?"
II Kings
So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." (6:16)
I Chronicles
But who am I, and what is my people that we should be able to offer this willingly? For all things come from you and of your own have we given you. (29:14)
II Chronicles
Knowing his heart, render to everyone according to his conduct for you alone know the hearts of men. (6:30)
Be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded (15:7)
Ezra
For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to practice it. (7:10a)
Nehemiah
Remember me with favor, O my God. (13:31)
Tobit
Through all your days my son, keep the Lord in mind, and suppress every desire to sin or break His commandments. Perform good works all the days of your life and do not tread the paths of wrongdoing. For if you are steadfast in your service, your good works will bring success, not only to you, but also to all those who live uprightly. (4:5-6)
Judith
I will sing a new song to my God. O Lord, great are you and glorious, marvelous in power and unsurpassable. Let your every creature serve you; for you spoke, and they were made. You sent forth your spirit and it created them; no one can resist your voice.
For the mountains to their bases are tossed with waters; the rock, like wax, melt before your glance. But to those who fear you, you will show mercy. (16:13-5)
Esther
Even if you now remain silent, relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another source; but you and your father's house will perish. (4:14)
I Macabees
Do not fear the words of sinners, for their glory ends in corruption and worms. Today exalted, tomorrow not to be found, they have returned to dust, their schemes have perished. ((2:62-3)
II Macabees
May God do good to you and remember his covenant with his faithful servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and give to all of you a heart to worship him and to do his will wholeheartedly and with a willing spirit, open your heart to his law and commandments and grant you peace, hear your prayers and be reconciled to you, and never forsake you in time of adversity. (1:2-5)
Job
As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it. (4:8)
Submit to God and be at peace with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you. (22:21)
Psalms
In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for thou alone Lord makes me dwell in safety (4:8)
For the needy should not be forgotten and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. (9:16)
For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face (11:7)
Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. (14:3)
The Lord is my shield the the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (18:2)
I call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised and I am saved from my enemies. (18:3)
Let the words of my mouth meet with your favor, keep the thoughts of my heart before you Lord, my rock and Redeemer. (19:15)
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou annointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. (23:1-6)
Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart. (24:3-4)
Into Your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God. (31:5)
Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord
Happy are the people he has chosen as his own (33:12)
Keep your tongue from evil, your lips from speaking lies.
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. (34:14-5)
Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land so you shall be pastured with its riches.
Delight in the Lord and he will grant to you the petitions of you heart.
Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.
And he will bring forth you justice like the light, and your judgement like the midday.
Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to complete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.
Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.
For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land. Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.
But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace. (36:3-11)
Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart's desire. (37:4)
Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper--it only leads to harm. (37:8)
I confess my inequity, I am sorry for my sins. (38:8)
You have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in Your presence forever. (41:12)
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the Earth. (46:10)
For all their riches, if mortals do not have wisdom, the perish like the beast. (49:21)
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness; according unto the multitude of they tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from min iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Then it will be said: "Truly there is a reward for the just, there is a God who is Judge on Earth. (58:12)
One thing God has said; two things I have heard;
Power belongs to God; so too Lord, does kindness,
And you render to each of us according to our deeds. (62:12-3)
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (84:10)
Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right. (97:11)
I lift my eyes to the hills; from where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth; (121:1-2)
Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain. (127:1)
It is useless for you to work from early morning until late at night, jut to get food to eat; God provides for those he loves even while they sleep. (127:2)
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness (143:10)
Proverbs
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge HIM and He will make straight your path. (2:5-6)
Trust in the Lord with all your hear and lean not on your own understanding (3:5)
Surely He scorns the scornful, but give grace to the humble (3:34)
Trust in the Lord with all your hear and lean not on your own understanding (3:5)
Surely He scorns the scornful, but give grace to the humble (3:34)
People with integrity walk safely (10:9)
The mouth of a good person is a deep, life giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. (10:11)
One man give freely yet grows all the richer; another what he should give, and only suffers want.
One man give freely yet grows all the richer; another what he should give, and only suffers want.
(11:24)
Righteousness guards the man of integrity (13:6)
But the companions of fools will suffer harm (13:20)
Slowness to anger makes for deep understanding; a quick-tempered person stockpiles stupidity. (14:29)
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (15:1)
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. (16:3)
A man's mind plans his way but the Lord directs his steps. (16:9)
Pleasing words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and invigorating to the bones. (16:24)
A man's mind plans his way but the Lord directs his steps. (16:9)
Pleasing words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and invigorating to the bones. (16:24)
Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. (19:11)
The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them. (20:7)
Every way of man is right in his own eyes but the Lord weights the heart. (21:2)
He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard (21:13)
He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity. (21:23)
The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them. (20:7)
Every way of man is right in his own eyes but the Lord weights the heart. (21:2)
He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard (21:13)
He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity. (21:23)
Like the man who seizes a passing dog by the ears is he who meddles in a quarrel not his own.(26:17)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. (27:6)
A faithful man will be richly blessed. (28:20)
Many women have done excellently,but you have surpassed them all. (31:29)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. (27:6)
A faithful man will be richly blessed. (28:20)
Many women have done excellently,but you have surpassed them all. (31:29)
Ecclesiastes
There is an appointed time for everything and a time for every affair under the heavens.
A time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plan, and a time to uproot the plant.
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to tear down, and a time to build.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh
a time mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them;
a time to embrace and a time to be from from embraces.
A time to seek and a time to lose;
a time to keep, an a time to cast away.
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to be silent and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time of peace. (3:1-8)
The conclusion when all has been heard is : Fear god and keep his commandments, because this applies to every person (12:13)
Song of Songs
Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it way. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned. (8:7)
Wisdom
For the worship of infamous idols is the reason and source and extremity of all evil. (14:27)
Sirach
Do good work before the appointed time and in God's time he will give you your reward. (51:30)
Isaiah
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (1:9)
Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learnt to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan's plea, defend the widow.
Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord; Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow. Though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool.
If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land; but if you refuse and resit, the sword shall consume you: For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. (1:16-20).
No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people. Share your food with the hungry , and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and don not hide from relatives who need your help. Then your salvation will come like the dawn, and your wounds will quickly heal. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind. Then when you call, the Lord will answer. "Yes, I am here," he will quickly reply. "Remove the heavy yolk of oppression. Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors! Feed the hungry and help those in Trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.
Therefore, the Lord himself will give you this sign: The virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel. (7:14)
For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests.
They name him Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (9:5)
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all the faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earht: for the Lord hath spoken it. (25:8)
When you pass through waters, I will be with you; through rivers you shall not be swept away.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor will flames consume you. (43:2)
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleans me from my sin. (51:1-2)
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
As high as the heavens are above the Earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts. (55:8-9)
Jeremiah
For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hop. When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you. When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you see me with all your heart, your will find me with yous, says the Lord, and I will change you lot. (29:11-14)
Lamentations
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the own who seeks Him. (3:25)
Baruch
Learn where prudence is, where strength, where understanding;
That you may know also where are length of days and life, where light of they eyes, and peace. (3:4)
Ezekiel
If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but then he trusts in his righteousness and does evil, none of the righteous things he has done will be remembered; he will die for the evil he has done. (33:13)
Daniel
If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and He will rescue us from your hand O King. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O King, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up. (3:17-18)
The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving. (9:9)
Hosea
Let us know, let us strive to know the Lord; as certain as the dawn is His coming.
He will come to us like rain, like spring rain that waters the earth. (6:3)
Joel
And it shall come to pas that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. (2:32)
Amos
Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you, just as you have said. (5:14)
Obadiah
You should not look down on your brother in the day of his misfortune (12)
For near is the day of the Lord for all the nations! As you have done, so shall it be done to you, your deed shall come back upon your own head. (16)
Jonah
Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs (2:8)
Micah
He has told you, o' man, what is good; and what doe the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? (6:8)
Nahum
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust him. (1:7)
Habakkuk
The Sovereign Lord is my strength. (3:19)
Zephaniah
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he command. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger. (2:3)
Haggai
Mine is the silver and mine is the gold declares the Lord of hosts. (2:8)
Zechhariah
These are the things ye shall do; speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgement of truth in your gates; And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath; for all these are thing that I hate saith the Lord. (8:16)
Malachi
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will throw open the flood gates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. (3:10)
Multiple Bibles have been used in this section, including The New American Catholic Study Bible, The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, The Navarre Bible Series, New International Version, New King James Version, The American Patriot's Bible , The Message, and others not otherwise cited.
In addition to my personal selections, sources for quotes include daily reading sites and In a Hurry to be Holy (Westbow Press, 2013) authored by my friend and colleague, Dr. Jack Eades. I highly recommend purchasing and frequent reading of this book which features a verse and short devotional for each book of the Bible and some of Jack's wonderful personal photographs. Also I have extensively used 199 Favorite Bible Verses for Leaders (Christian Arts Press, 2008)
