Bible Verses by Topics: A to C
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Ability
“And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.” (Matthew 25:15)
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10: 12-14)
"And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all them that are sanctified.” (Acts 20: 32)
Adversity
“Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.” (Psalm 145:14)
“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” (Psalm 50:15)
“Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble; they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.” (Psalm 9: 9-10)
“Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22)
“Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.” (Nahum 1:7)
“Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.” (John 14:1)
“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.”(Psalm 23:4)
“Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day:” (Exodus 14:13)
“Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)
“And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness.“ (2 Corinthians 12:9)
“Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” (Isaiah 41:10)
“A friend loveth at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.” (Proverbs 17:17)
Ambition
““God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.” (James 4:6)
Anger
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.” (Psalm 37:8)
“A fool’s vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame.” (Proverbs 12:16)
“There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.” (Proverbs 12:18)
“A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.” (Proverbs 14:16)
“He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; and a man of wicked devices is hated.” (Proverbs 14:17)
“A wrathful man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.” (Proverbs 15:18)
“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.” (Proverbs 16:32)
“He that spareth his words hath knowledge; and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.” (Proverbs 17:27)
“It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.” (Proverbs 20:3)
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.” (Proverbs 20:22)
“He whose spirit is without restraint is like a city that is broken down and without walls.” (Proverbs 25:28)
“A fool uttereth all his anger; but a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.” (Proverbs 29:8)
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control (Proverbs 29:11)
“For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time.” (Isaiah 30: 5)
“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.” (Proverbs 29:22)
“Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.” (Matthew 5:21-24)
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: (Ephesians 4:31)
“. . . but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth.” (Colossians 3:8)
“A soft answer turneth away wrath; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1)
“Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” (James 1:20)
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:” (Ephesians 4:26)
“He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.“ (Proverbs 14:29)
Atonement
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53: 4)
“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20: 28)
“...for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.” (Matthew 26: 28)
“On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!” (John 1: 29)
“I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world." (John 6: 51)
Baptism
“I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.” (Matthew 3: 11)
“And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him; and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (matthew 3: 16, 17)
“I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit."(Mark 1:8)
“John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.” (Luke 3: 16)
“Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!” (John 3: 5)
“For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.” (Acts 1: 5)
Belief
“And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.” (Matthew 8: 13)
“But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.” (Mark 5: 36)
“Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it.” (Mark 11: 23)
“Man is what he believes.” (Anton Chekov)
“We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears beauty.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.” (John Stuart Mill)
“Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.” (William James)
“Some things have to be believed to be seen.” (Ralph Hodgson)
“A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that possesses the mind.” (Robert Oxton Bolt)
“Unless you believe, you will not understand.” (Saint Augustine)
“One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.” (John Stuart Mills)
“If you do not believe in yourself... chances are nobody else will.” (Anonymous)
Blessings
“Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee: Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.” (Numbers 6: 24-26)
“Blessings are upon the head of the righteous.” (Proverbs 10:6)
Borrowing
“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” (Proverbs 22:7)
Caring
“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.” (Luke 10: 33-34)
“Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, long-suffering.” (Colossians 3:12)
“Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.” (Romans 12:15)
Character
“Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
“Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5: 17)
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2: 10)
“Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.” (Psalm 119: 1)
“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” (John 1: 47)
“. . . for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.” (2 Corinthians 8: 21)
“Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.” (Proverbs 28: 6)
“He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.” (Proverbs 10: 9)
“The integrity of the upright shall guide them; but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.” (Proverbs 11: 3)
Charity
"But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you.” (Luke 11: 40-42)
“If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.” (1 Corinthians 13: 1)
"Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.” (Luke 12: 32-34)
“In charity, there is no excess.” (Sir Francis Bacon)
“Charity looks at the need and not at the cause.” (German proverb)
“Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.” (Henry Ward Beecher)
Children
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6)
“Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.” (Mark 10:15)
“Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.”(Mark 9: 36)
Compassion
“Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, long suffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye.” (Colossians 3: 12-13)
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2)
“Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.”(Romans 12:15)
Contentment
“Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters. He restoreth my soul:” (Psalm 23: 1-3)
“Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5)
“But godliness with contentment is great gain: for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out; but having food and covering we shall be therewith content. (1Timothy 6: 6-8)
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content. I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want. I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4: 11-13)
“Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” (Matthew 6: 31-34)
Courage
““I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.” (Phiiippians 4:13)
"Wait for Jehovah:Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.” (Psalm 27:14)
“Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” (Deuteronomy 31: 6,8)
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” (Joshua 1:9)
“Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame;” (Isaiah 54:4)
“He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.” (Isaiah 40: 29)
“Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.” (Psalm 31: 24)
“Be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.“ (Acts 27:25)
Criticism
“Judge not, that ye be not judged.” (Matthew 7:1)
“But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.” (Romans 14: 10)
“Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion of falling.” (Romans 14:13)
“For judgment is without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.” (James 2: 13)
