Bible Verses about 'A'
- A wise son maketh a glad father:
but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. - Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
and a light unto my path. - The desire of a man is his kindness:
and a poor man is better than a liar. - A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:
but a broken spirit drieth the bones. - No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
- I made a covenant with mine eyes;
why then should I think upon a maid? - Create in me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me. - A wholesome tongue is a tree of life:
but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. - A friend loveth at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity. - Righteousness exalteth a nation:
but sin is a reproach to any people. - The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble. - A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly:
and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
a broken and a contrite heart,
O God, thou wilt not despise. - A froward man soweth strife:
and a whisperer separateth chief friends. - Excellent speech becometh not a fool:
much less do lying lips a prince. - A faithful witness will not lie:
but a false witness will utter lies. - A talebearer revealeth secrets:
but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. - Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
and obtaineth favour of the Lord. - A soft answer turneth away wrath:
but grievous words stir up anger. - A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth:
and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! - To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
- For a thousand years in thy sight
are but as yesterday when it is past,
and as a watch in the night. - Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of death. - How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
- A fool uttereth all his mind:
but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. - A fool's lips enter into contention,
and his mouth calleth for strokes. - A fool's wrath is presently known:
but a prudent man covereth shame. - A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
- For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.
I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God,
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. - But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
- He that hideth hatred with lying lips,
and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
- Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop:
but a good word maketh it glad. - Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
- Hope deferred maketh the heart sick:
but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. - Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- For his anger endureth but a moment;
in his favour is life:
weeping may endure for a night,
but joy cometh in the morning. - It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy,
and after vows to make enquiry. - The ransom of a man's life are his riches:
but the poor heareth not rebuke. - He that hath no rule over his own spirit
is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. - The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious;
but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. - Set me as a seal upon thine heart,
as a seal upon thine arm:
for love is strong as death;
jealousy is cruel as the grave:
the coals thereof are coals of fire,
which hath a most vehement flame. - Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high,
and the wilderness be a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. - A fool despiseth his father's instruction:
but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. - The wicked worketh a deceitful work:
but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. - And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
- A man's gift maketh room for him,
and bringeth him before great men. - I have blotted out, as a thick cloud,
thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins:
return unto me;
for I have redeemed thee. - And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Bible verse of the day
Let the words of my mouth,and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in thy sight,
O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.