Bible Verses about 'A'
- A wise child brings joy to a father;
a foolish child brings grief to a mother. - Your word is a lamp to guide my feet
and a light for my path. - A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength. - No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.
- Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me. - I made a covenant with my eyes
not to look with lust at a young woman. - A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need. - For you, a thousand years are as a passing day,
as brief as a few night hours. - The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble. - Godliness makes a nation great,
but sin is a disgrace to any people. - Gentle words are a tree of life;
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. - Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest. - You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
- Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
even less are lies fitting for a ruler. - There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. - A gossip goes around telling secrets,
but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. - For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven. - A gentle answer deflects anger,
but harsh words make tempers flare. - The man who finds a wife finds a treasure,
and he receives favor from the Lord. - The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. - And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.
- An honest witness does not lie;
a false witness breathes lies. - A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends. - But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.
- Everyone enjoys a fitting reply;
it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time! - Worry weighs a person down;
an encouraging word cheers a person up. - 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 give you a tender, responsive heart.
- Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. - Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
they are asking for a beating. - There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death. - A person without self-control
is like a city with broken-down walls. - A fool is quick-tempered,
but a wise person stays calm when insulted. - Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
slandering others makes you a fool. - A single day in your courts
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. - But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
- Only a fool despises a parent’s discipline;
whoever learns from correction is wise. - Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
and only later counting the cost. - For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime!
Weeping may last through the night,
but joy comes with the morning. - The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won’t even get threatened. - Fools vent their anger,
but the wise quietly hold it back. - They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”
- Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
- The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety. - As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend. - All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).
- Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
only fools insist on quarreling. - Giving a gift can open doors;
it gives access to important people! - Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy as enduring as the grave.
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame. - How can a young person stay pure?
By obeying your word. - I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God!
For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation
and draped me in a robe of righteousness.
I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding
or a bride with her jewels.
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