Bible Verses about 'Decorate a tree'
- The soothing tongue is a tree of life,
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. - Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. - The vine is dried up
and the fig tree is withered;
the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree—
all the trees of the field—are dried up.
Surely the people’s joy
is withered away. - For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
They adorn it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm
nor can they do any good. - Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.”
- But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit. - Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.”
- And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
- Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior. - “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
- A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. - An honest witness does not deceive,
but a false witness pours out lies. - Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path. - A gossip betrays a confidence,
but a trustworthy person keeps a secret. - Save me, Lord,
from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues. - A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity. - No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.
- What a person desires is unfailing love;
better to be poor than a liar. - A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. - A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. - I made a covenant with my eyes
not to look lustfully at a young woman. - Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me. - The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble. - A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger. - Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
- You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
- A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night. - A perverse person stirs up conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends. - Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler! - A person finds joy in giving an apt reply—
and how good is a timely word! - But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
- Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin condemns any people. - One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. - My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise. - Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. - There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens. - But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
- “Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord.
“Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord. - I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
- How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.
- He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord. - The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating. - There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death. - Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control. - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
- Anxiety weighs down the heart,
but a kind word cheers it up. - Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city. - The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. - A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence. - Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.