Bible Verses about 'Ruin'
| Some friends can lead us to ruin, but a true friend is closer than a brother. | A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
| Repent and renounce all your transgressions. Otherwise your iniquity will prove to be your downfall. | Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin. |
| However, those who want riches fall into temptations and are trapped into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. | But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. |
| He who guards his mouth makes his life secure, but one who talks excessively ensures his own downfall. | Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
| A wise man will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to grief. | The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. |
| With his mouth the godless man seeks to ruin his neighbor, but knowledge enables the righteous to be delivered. | With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. |
| The Lord watches over the stranger and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he blocks the way of the wicked. | The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. |
| The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers. | The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. |
| Do not let anyone lead you astray. “Bad company corrupts good morals.” | Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” |
| Can a woman forget the infant at her breast; or feel no compassion for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you. Behold, I have inscribed your name on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before my eyes. | Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me. |
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