Bible Verses about 'Mere'
| In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty. | In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. |
| In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? | In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? |
| I, I Myself, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you are afraid of mortal man, And of a son of man who is made like grass. | I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass? |
| The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me? | The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? |
| So that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?” | So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” |
| What is man that You think of him, And a son of man that You are concerned about him? | What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? |
| But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves. | But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. |
| “And tear your heart and not merely your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in mercy And relenting of catastrophe. | So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. |
| Your adornment must not be merely the external—braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or putting on apparel; but it should be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. | Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. |
| That they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.” These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit. | How they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. |
| Knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. | Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. |
| Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. | My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. |
| By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their lights. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. |
| And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. | And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. |
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