scripture quotations

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he. —Proverbs 16:20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Those who seek the instruction of God's wisdom and who trust in God for their life's blessings and values will find joyful prosperity. While this...

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. —Philippians 4:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Paul tells Timothy that one of life's greatest treasures is to find contentment in godliness (1 Tim. 6:6). With this treasure, our...

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. —James 4:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Let's admit it. Most of us would like for spiritual growth to be easy. We want our ability to withstand tempation to require little effort. We want the Holy Spirit to...

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. —John 17:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Eternal life begins, now! That is one of Jesus' messages in the Gospel of John. For sure, we don't get to enjoy all of the blessings that...

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee... —John 17:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... John 17 is one of the most moving chapters in all the Bible. Jesus knows he is going to die. He...

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. —Psalm 127:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "It's all up to you!" That's the prevailing mindset for high achievers in our world. But it is wrong. Our efforts...

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. —Matthew 6:33 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Seek! That is the focus word in this verse. This word is a robust word, describing a passionate pursuit of something to make it our own...

For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever... —Psalm 37:28 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God is committed to his people. He loves justice, and those who pursue it. He will not forget his people, those who seek to honor him by displaying his...

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say...

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. —Proverbs 3:25-26 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What guards your heart from fear? Only one protector is sure and...

Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength...

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. —Romans 6:23 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Our sin earns us death. God's grace gives us life. The difference between these two extremes? The Cross of Christ which spans the chasm of our sin...

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. —Proverbs 18:22 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Several great truths are taught us in the opening chapters of the Bible. First, we are made in God's image, both male and female. Second, we are made to be different...

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother... —Proverbs 6:20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... So often today, we discount the wisdom of those who have come before us and who want to share with us the collective wisdom that was handed down to them by their...

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! —Psalm 31:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Out of this psalm which begins in desperation, we find a crescendo of faith. While things...

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: —Ephesians 1:17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... One of the best things we can pray for each other, and for ourselves, is that we might better know God...

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. —James 4:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While I like to have choices, and I like to be responsible for my own decisions, I am truly thankful that God allows me to submit my life to his will and place my...

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ... Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. —Romans 8:35-37 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... More than...

Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. —Romans 6:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This long verse boils down to a very...

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. —Psalm 103:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Praise and thank God our Father. He doesn't just forgive our sins; he removes them from us completely! My Prayer... Loving and merciful Father and holy...