Bible Verses about Dependence
| For I, the Lord, am your God and I grasp your right hand. It is I who say 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 wholeheartedly in the Lord rather than relying on your own intelligence. In everything you do, acknowledge him, and he will see that your paths are 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. |
| A man may plan his own course, but the Lord makes his steps secure. | A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. |
| Even should my heart and my flesh fail, God is the rock 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 lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where will I receive help? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of 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 are the plans in a human mind, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will prevail. | 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. Whoever abides in me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. 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 new vigor to those who are powerless. | He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. |
| I do not say this because I have been in need, for I have learned to be content with whatever I have. | Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. |
| He will not permit your foot to stumble; he who guards you will not fall asleep. | 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 take care of itself. Each day has enough troubles 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; there is nothing I shall lack. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me to tranquil streams. | 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 keep the Lord always before me, for with him at my right hand I will never fall. | I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. |
| Live in harmony with one another. Do not consider yourself to be better than others, but associate with the lowly, and never be conceited. | 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 battle for you. Be calm! | The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. |
| If the Lord does not build the house, those who construct it labor in vain. If the Lord does not guard the city, those who keep watch over it do so 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. |
| The blessing of the Lord is what brings wealth, and our toil adds nothing to it. | The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it. |
| When I realized that my foot was slipping, your kindness, O Lord, raised me up. | If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. |
| In my distress I called out to the Lord; he answered by setting me free. | I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. |
| But who am I, and what are your people, that we should be able to do this? All things belong to you, and everything that we have given you is from your hand. | 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. |
| When things are going well, be grateful for your blessings, and in times of adversity consider this: God has made both of them, so that we cannot predict with confidence what the future holds. | 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. |
| Those who live according to the flesh can never be pleasing to God. | So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. |
| Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. |
| It was not their own swords that won them the land, nor did their own arms make them victorious; rather, it was your right hand and your arm and the light of your face, because you loved 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. |
| Restore us, O Lord of hosts; let 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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