Bible Verses about Dependence
| For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ | For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’ |
| Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. | 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. |
| The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. | A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. |
| My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. | My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| I will raise my eyes to the mountains; From where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. | I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. |
| Many plans are in a person’s heart, But the advice of the Lord will stand. | There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. |
| I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. | I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. |
| He gives strength to the weary, And to the one who lacks might He increases power. | He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. |
| Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. | Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. |
| He will not allow your foot to slip; He who watches over you will not slumber. | He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. |
| So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. | Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. |
| The Lord is my shepherd, I will not be in need. He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. | The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. |
| I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. | I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. |
| Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. | Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. |
| The Lord will fight for you, while you keep silent. | The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. |
| Unless the Lord builds a house, They who build it labor in vain; Unless the Lord guards a city, The watchman stays awake in vain. | Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain. |
| It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it. | The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it. |
| If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me. | If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. |
| From my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and put me in an open space. | I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. |
| On the day of prosperity be happy, But on the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other So that a person will not discover anything that will come after him. | In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come after him. |
| But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You. | But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You. |
| And those who are in the flesh cannot please God. | So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. |
| Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You. | Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. |
| For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them. | For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them. |
| Lord God of armies, restore us; Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. | Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! |
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