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James
1:19-20 New Century Version
My
dear brothers and sisters, always be willing to listen
and slow to speak. Do not become angry easily, because
anger will not help you live the right kind of life
God wants.
Ephesians
4:26 New King James Version
Be
angry and do not sin.
Romans
12:19-21
Do
not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's
wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge;
I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty,
give him something to drink. In doing this, you will
heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome
by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Numbers
14:18
The
Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving
sin and rebellion.
1
Peter 5:7
Humble
yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that
he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety
on him because he cares for you.
Philippians
4:6-7
Do
not be anxious about anything, but in everything by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to god and the peace of God, which transcends
all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.
John
16:33
I
have told you these things so that in me you may have
peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take
heart! I have overcome the world.
Ephesians
4:22-24
You
were taught, with regard to your former way of life,
to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by
its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude
of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to
be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Philippians
2:5-9a
Your
attitude should be the same as Christ Jesus: who, being
in very nature God, did not consider equality with God
something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking
the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself
and became obedient to death-even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the
highest place.
Micah
6:8
And
what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and
to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Romans
10:9-10
If
you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that
you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth
that you confess and are saved.
John
5:24
I
tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes
him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned;
he has crossed oever from death to life.
John
6:28-29
Then
they asked him, "What must we do to do the works
God requires?" Jesus answered, "The work of
God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.
Psalm
55:16
Cast
your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will
never let the righteous fall.
Romans
8:28
And
we know that in all things, God works for the good of
those who love him, who have been called according to
his purpose.
Philippians
4:13
I
can do everything through him who gives me strength.
2
Corinthians 1:3-4
Praise
be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who
comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort
those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have
received from God.
Matthew
5:4
Blessed
are those who mourn for they will be comforted.
Psalm
51:1-2
Have
mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
Wash away my sin and cleanse me from my sin.
Psalm
103:2-5
Praise
the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-who
forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with
love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with
good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Isaiah
49:13
Shout
for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song,
O mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and has
compassion on his afflicted ones.
Colossians
3:12-14
Therefore,
as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe
yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness
and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever
grievances you may have against one another. Forgive
as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues
put on love, which binds them all together in perfect
unity.
Psalm
13: 1-3
How
long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will
you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle
with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and
answer, O Lord my God.
Psalm
130:1-2
Out
of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my
voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
Isaiah
49: 15-16
Can
a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion
on the child she has born? Though she may forget, I
will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the
palms of my hands.
Deuteronomy
31:8
The
Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he
will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid;
do not be discouraged.
Hebrews
11:35-36
So
do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly
rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have
done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
Psalm
27:14 KJV
Wait
on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen
thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord.
Philippians
1:6
He
who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion
until the day of Jesus Christ.
Psalm 71:1-5
In
you. O Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put
to shame. Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness;
turn your ear to me and save me. Be my rock and my refuge,
to which I can always go; give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress. Deliver me, O my
God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of
evil and cruel men.
Romans
12:19-20
Do
not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's
wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will
repay', says the Lord. On the contrary: 'If your enemy
is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something
to drink.'
Leviticus
19:18
Do
not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your
people, but love your neighbor as yourself.
Isaiah
35:4
Strengthen
the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say
to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not
fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance;
with divine retribution he will come to save you.
Psalm
56:3
When
I am afraid, I will trust in you.
Isaiah
12:2
Surely
God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has
become my salvation.
Acts
13:38
Therefore,
my brothers(and sisters), I want you to know that through
Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you."
Daniel
9:9
The
Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though
we have rebelled against him.
Luke
6:37
Do
not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn,
and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will
be forgiven.
Colossians
3:13
Bear
with one another and forgive whatever grievances you
may have against each other and forgive as the Lord
forgave you.
Jeremiah 29:11
"For
I know the plans I have for you," declares the
Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
to give you hope and a future."
Proverbs
23:18
There
is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will
not be cut off.
Psalm
37:37
Consider
the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future
for the man of peace.
Romans
8:18
I
consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing
with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Psalm
38:4
My
guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden to heavy to bear.
Psalm
32:5
I
acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord'-and
you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Ezekiel
18:19-21
Yet
you ask, 'Why does the son not share the guilt of his
father?' Since the son has done what is just and right
and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will
surely live. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor
will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness
of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the
wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.
But if a wicked man turns away from all the sins he
has committed and keeps all my decrees and does what
is just and right, he will surely live; he will not
die.
Psalm
140:1-2
Rescue
me, O Lord, from evil men; protect me from men of violence,
who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war
every day.
Psalm
32:7
You
are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm
91:14-15
Because
he loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue
him; I will protect him because he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will
be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor
him.
John
17: 9&11b
(Jesus
says) "I pray for them. I am not praying for the
world, but for those you have given to me, for they
are yours. Holy Father, protect them by the power of
your name-the name you gave me-so that they may be one
as we are one."
2
Chronicles 7:14
If
my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves
and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked
ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive
their sin and will heal their land.
Malachi
3:7
"Return
to me and I will return to you," says the Lord
Almighty.
Luke
15:7 New Century Version
I
tell you there is more joy in Heaven over one sinner
who changes his heart and life, than over ninety-nine
good people who don't need to change.
Deuteronomy
33:12
Let
the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields
him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between
his shoulders.
Deuteronomy
33:27
The
Eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting
arms.
Nahum
1:7
The
Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares
for those who trust in him.
Psalm
4:8
I
will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
2
Samuel 22: 31
As
for God, his way is perfect; the world of the Lord is
flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in
him.
2
Corinthians 4:2
We
have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use
deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the
contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend
ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of
God.
Romans
10:11
As
the scripture says, 'Anyone who trusts in him will never
be put to shame.'
Psalm
33:5
Those
who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered
with shame.
Hebrews
12:2-3
Let
us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of
our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the
cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured
such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not
grow weary and lose heart.
Jeremiah
32:17
Ah
sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth
by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is
too hard for you. You show love to thousands but bring
punishment for the fathers' sins into the laps of their
children after them. O great and powerful God, whose
name is the Lord Almighty, great are your purposes and
mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to all the
ways of men, you reward everyone according to his conduct
and as his deeds deserve.
Isaiah
25:8
The
Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces;
he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the
earth.
Isaiah
50:7a
Because
the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced.
Psalm 100:4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
2 Corinthians 9:11
You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
Philippians 4:11
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Psalm 147:7
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp.
Ezra 3:11
With praise and thanksgiving thy sang to the Lord: "He is good; his love to Israel endures forever." And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
1
Corinthians 13:6
Love
does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth.
John
8:32
To
the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If
you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
Then you will know the truth and the truth will set
you free."
Philippians
4:8
Whatever
is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever
is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if
anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such
things.
3
John 8
I
have no greater joy than to hear that my children are
walking in the truth.
