Favorite Verses

2 Samuel 12:20 (ESV)

Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.

Proverbs 8:13 (ESV)

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and perverted speech I hate.

1 John 5:3 (NLT)

Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome.

Matthew 12:29 (NLT)

For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger---someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.

2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

Psalms 27:1 (NKJV)

The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV)

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Matthew 22:37-40 (ESV)

And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

Matthew 16:23-26 (NLT)

Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s”. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? 

Exodus 4:24-26 (NLT)

On the way to Egypt, at a place where Moses and his family had stopped for the night, the LORD confronted him and was about to kill him. But Moses’ wife, Zipporah, took a flint knife and circumcised her son. She touched his feet with the foreskin and said, “Now you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” (When she said a “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.) After that, the LORD left him alone. 

Matthew 18:4-8 (NLT)

So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. But if you cause one of these little ones who trust in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea. What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting. So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet. 

Romans 10:9-10 (ESV)

because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Joshua 1:8 (NLT)

Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. 

Hosea 6:6 (NLT)

I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

James 2:13 (NKJV)

For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Matthew 9:13 (NLT)

Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices. For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

Exodus 20:5-6 (NLT)

You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children: the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.

Deuteronomy 32:3-4 (NLT)

I will proclaim the name of the Lord;

how glorious is our God!

He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.

Everything he does is just and fair.

He is a faithful God who does no wrong;

how just and upright he is!

Psalm 32:8 (NLT)

The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life, I will advise you and watch over you.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.

Psalm 37:30-40 (NLT)

The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong. They have made God’s law their own, so they will never slip from his path. The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them. But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial. Put your hope in the LORD. Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed. I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil. But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them! Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace. But the rebellious will be destroyed; they have no future. The LORD rescues the godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble. The LORD helps them, rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them, and they find shelter in him. 

Psalm 39:5 (NLT) 

You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you: at best, each of us is but a breath. 

Philippians 1:21 (NLT)

For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.

Ezekiel 36:26-27 (NLT)

And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.

John 17:3 (NLT)

And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

Matthew 10:28 (NLT)

Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body: they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 11:28-29 (NLT)

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Psalm 50:14 (NLT)

Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.

Psalm 50:23 (NLT)

But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”

Luke 6:46 (NLT)

“So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?

Numbers 11:23 (NLT)

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Has my arm lost its power? Now you will see whether or not my word comes true!”

Psalm 51:10 (NLT)

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.

Psalm 51:17 (NLT)

The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. 

Numbers 12:3 (NLT)

(Now Moses was very humble—more humble than any other person on earth.)

Mark 14:36 (NLT)

“Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” 

Proverbs 11:4 (NLT)

Riches won’t help on the day of judgement, but right living can save you from death.

Psalm 55:23 (NLT)

But you, O God, will send the wicked down to the pit of destruction. Murderers and liars will die young, but I am trusting you to save me.

Psalm 56:3 (NLT)

But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

Psalm 56:11 (NLT)

I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?

Hebrews 13:5 (ESV)

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT)

Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 

Romans 14:23 (NLT)

But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning.

Proverbs 11:1 (NLT)

The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights.

Mark 10:18 (NLT)

“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good.

James 2:24 (NLT)

So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.

2 Timothy 4:2 (NLT)

Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. 

Luke 1:33 (NLT)

And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”

Luke 1:37 (NLT)

For the word of God will never fail.

Luke 1:38 (NLT)

Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.

Luke 1:45 (NLT)

You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.

Luke 2:14 (NLT)

Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

Luke 2:40 (NLT)

There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favor was on him.

Proverbs 11:17 (NLT)

Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you.

Psalm 62:8 (NLT)

O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.

Psalm 62:10 (NLT)

Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life. 

Matthew 4:4 (NLT)

But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Luke 5:16 (NLT)

But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NLT)

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.

Deuteronomy 1:31-32 (NLT)

And you saw how the LORD your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.’ “But even after all he did, you refused to trust the LORD your God.

Luke 5:32 (NLT)

I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.”

Exodus 20:20 (NLT)

“Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them, "for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!”

Luke 6:22-23 (NLT)

What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man. When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way. 

Deuteronomy 4:2 (NLT)

Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you. 

Deuteronomy 4:7-8 (NLT)

For what great nation has a god as near to them as the LORD our God is near to us whenever we call on him? And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today? 

Deuteronomy 4:29-31 (NLT)

But from there you will search again for the LORD your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him. In the distant future, when you are suffering all these things, you will finally return to the LORD your God and listen to what he tells you. For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors. 

Deuteronomy 4:38-39 (NLT)

He drove out nations far greater than you, so he could bring you in and give you their land as your special possession, as it is today. “So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The LORD is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.

Luke 6:43-45 (NLT)

A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. A tree is identified by its fruit. figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. 

Luke 6:47-49 (NLT)

I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”

Deuteronomy 6:5-9 (ESV)

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 5:29 (NLT)

Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.

Deuteronomy 5:32-33 (NLT)

So Moses told the people, “You must be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, following his instructions in every detail. Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

Matthew 5:10-12 (NLT)

God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right,
    for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

“God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.

Luke 3:8 (NLT)

Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.

Deuteronomy 8:3 (NLT)

Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 8:5-6 (NLT)

Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the Lord your God disciplines you for your own good.“So obey the commands of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and fearing him.

Deuteronomy 8:17-18 (NLT)

He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’ Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

Proverbs 12:1 (NLT)

To learn, you must love discipline;
    it is stupid to hate correction.

Proverbs 24:16 (ESV)

for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,
    but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

Deuteronomy 10:12 (NLT)

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.

Deuteronomy 10:14 (NLT)

Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 10:17 (NLT)

“For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.

Deuteronomy 10:18-19 (NLT)

He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 10:20-21 (NLT)

You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone. He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes.

Deuteronomy 11:22 (NLT)

“Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.

Deuteronomy 17:18-20 (NLT)

“When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the Lord his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees. This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.

Luke 9:57-62 (NLT)

As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”

He said to another person, “Come, follow me.”

The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”

But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead!^[a] Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.”

Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.”

But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”

Luke 10:19-20 (NLT)

Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you. But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”

Proverbs 12:15-17 (NLT)

Fools think their own way is right,
    but the wise listen to others.

A fool is quick-tempered,
    but a wise person stays calm when insulted.

An honest witness tells the truth;
    a false witness tells lies.