Bible Verses about 'Mere'
| In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. | In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. |
| 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? | I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass? |
| The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? | Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man 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? | In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? |
| So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” | So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?” |
| What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? | What is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him? |
| But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. | But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. |
| 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. | They said to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.” These are those who cause divisions and are sensual, not having the Spirit. |
| Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. | Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful. |
| 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. | Let your beauty come not from the outward adorning of braiding your hair, and of wearing gold ornaments or of putting on fine clothing, but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight. |
| 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. | Knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ. |
| My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. | My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth. |
| By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. | By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth. |
| With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless. | With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. |
| 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. | In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. | Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. |
| Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies’ sake. | Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness. |
| Nevertheless in Your great mercy You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; For You are God, gracious and merciful. | Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God. |
| For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him. | Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you if you return to him. |
| For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. | For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more. |
| A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones. | A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
| Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering. | Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance. |
| Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. | Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me. |
| And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ | But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ |
| ‘Return, backsliding Israel,’ says the Lord; ‘I will not cause My anger to fall on you. For I am merciful,’ says the Lord; ‘I will not remain angry forever.’ | ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you, for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.’ |
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