Bible Verses about 'Ruin'

Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your… Proverbs 13:3

Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything. Proverbs 13:3	He who guards his mouth makes his life secure, but one who talks excessively ensures his own downfall. speaking wisdom life
But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. 1 Timothy 6:9	However, those who want riches fall into temptations and are trapped into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. money greed materialism

Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! Ezekiel 18:30b	Repent and renounce all your transgressions. Otherwise your iniquity will prove to be your downfall. conversion sin punishment
The wise are glad to be instructed, but babbling fools fall flat on their faces. Proverbs 10:8	A wise man will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to grief. law wisdom heart
There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24	Some friends can lead us to ruin, but a true friend is closer than a brother. friendship family
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked. Proverbs 10:29	The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers. sin reliability law
The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. Psalm 146:9	The Lord watches over the stranger and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he blocks the way of the wicked. protection orphans widows
Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Corinthians 15:33	Do not let anyone lead you astray. “Bad company corrupts good morals.” evil goodness friendship
With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous. Proverbs 11:9	With his mouth the godless man seeks to ruin his neighbor, but knowledge enables the righteous to be delivered. righteousness speaking wisdom
Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands. Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls in ruins. Isaiah 49:15-16	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. love family children
But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each other with justice; only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and only if you stop harming yourselves by worshiping idols. Then I will let you stay in this land that I gave to your ancestors to keep forever. Jeremiah 7:5-7	However, if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you are upright in your dealings with your neighbor; if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow; if you do not shed innocent blood in this place; and if you do not follow other gods and thereby cause your own destruction, then I will allow you to live in this place, in the land that I gave as a permanent gift to your fathers long ago. conversion widows orphans

Bible verse of the day

So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.

2 Corinthians 3:18 Spirit transformation