Bible Verses about 'Person'
| Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. | For one will hardly die for a righteous person; though perhaps for the good person someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. |
| A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water. | A generous person will be prosperous, And one who gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty. |
| Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another. | As iron sharpens iron, So one person sharpens another. |
| The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks. | The good person out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart. |
| What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar. | What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar. |
| Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. | Flee sexual immorality. Every other sin that a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. |
| A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. | A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends. |
| There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death. | There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death. |
| Wealth is a ransom for a person's life, but the poor get no threats. | The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke. |
| And he said, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles. For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” | And He was saying, “That which comes out of the person, that is what defiles the person. For from within, out of the hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery, deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile the person.” |
| A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. | A person’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor. |
| If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. | If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are. |
| Some judge one day to be better than another, while others judge all days to be alike. Let all be fully convinced in their own minds. | One person values one day over another, another values every day the same. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. |
| Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. | Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. |
| He said to them, “Then do you also fail to understand? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile, since it enters, not the heart but the stomach, and goes out into the sewer?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) | And He said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding as well? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the person from outside cannot defile him, because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” (Thereby He declared all foods clean.) |
| Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person's envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind. | I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind. |
| Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding. | Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. |
| Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. | Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. |
| So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. | Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day. |
| Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. | Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous. |
| If another disciple sins, you must rebuke the offender, and if there is repentance, you must forgive. And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive. | If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him. |
| We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law. | We are Jews by nature and not sinners from the Gentiles; nevertheless, knowing that a person is not justified by works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law; since by works of the Law no flesh will be justified. |
| How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath. | How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. |
| Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. | Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. |
| For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God's except the Spirit of God. | For who among people knows the thoughts of a person except the spirit of the person that is in him? So also the thoughts of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God. |
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