favorite Bible scriptures
just a few scriptures that have helped me on the mountain tops, and through the valleys. the Bible is the living, breathing, word of God!
“as iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” - proverbs 27:17
“wait for the Lord. be strong, and let your heart be courageous. wait for the Lord.” - psalms 27:14
“the Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts Him, and I am helped.” - psalms 28:7
“no weapon formed against you will succeed. and you will refute any accusation raised against you in court.” - isaiah 54:17
“let your eyes look forward, fix your gaze straight ahead.” - proverbs 4:25
“my shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.” - psalms 7:10
“ask, and it will be given to you. seek, and you will find. knock, and the door will be opened to you. for everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” - matthew 7:7
“finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable — if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy — dwell on these things.” - philippians 4:8
“therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive.” - colossians 3:12
“set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” - colossians 3:2
“but you, man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. fight the good fight of the faith.” - 1 timothy 6:11
“for God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgement.” - 2 timothy 1:7
“the Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. to Him be the glory forever and ever! amen.” - 2 timothy 4:18
“nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, bearing this inscription: the Lord knows those who are His, and let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.” - 2 timothy 2:19
“consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials, because you know the testing of your faith produces endurance.” - james 1:2
“my dear brothers and sisters, understand this: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.” - james 1:19
“the Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” - psalms 103:8
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. no one comes to the Father except through me.”
- john 14:6
“commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” - proverbs 16:3
“and now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a worthy woman.” - ruth 3:11
“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.” - isaiah 40:29
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” - isaiah 40: 31
“but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. the water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water well up to eternal life.” - john 4:14
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit do that it will produce more fruit.” - John 15:1-2
“for all have sinner and fall short of the glory of God. they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” - Romans 3:23-24
“for those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their minds set on the things of the Spirit.” - Romans 8:5
“but God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us, made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in our trespasses. you are saved by grace!” - Ephesians 2:4-5
“do not participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.” - Ephesians 5:11