Bible Verses about 'Rule'
| The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy hand will be put to forced labor. | Authority will be granted to the diligent, but the lazy will be enslaved. |
| For the Lord your God will have blessed you just as He has promised you, and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. | The Lord, your God, will bless you as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none. You shall rule over many nations, but none shall rule over you. |
| Let the peace of Christ, to which you were indeed called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be thankful. | And let the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, because it was for this that you were called together in one body. Always be thankful. |
| The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. | The wealthy man lords it over the poor, and the borrower becomes the slave of the lender. |
| Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. | Wealth and honor are from you, you reign over all. In your hand are power and might; it to is in your hand make great and to give strength to all. |
| You, Lord, rule forever; Your throne is from generation to generation. | But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures from age to age. |
| Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit. | Like a city that has been breached and made defenseless is the man devoid of self-control. |
| But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity. | But from you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, among the tiniest of the clans of Judah, from you will come forth for me one who is to be a ruler in Israel, one whose origins are from the distant past, from ancient times. |
| God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” | God blessed them and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth; subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the seas and over the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves upon the earth.” |
| For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. | For we are not struggling against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, the powers, and the cosmic rulers of this present darkness, and against the spirits of evil in the heavens. |
| One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city. | It is better to be a patient man rather than a warrior, one who controls his temper rather than one who captures a city. |
| For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over every ruler and authority. | For it is in him that the entire fullness of deity dwells in bodily form, and you share this fullness in him who is the head of every ruler and power. |
| Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.” | And God said, “Let us make man in our image and likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the wild animals and reptiles that crawl upon the earth.” |
| Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any wrongdoing have power over me. | Guide my steps in accord with your word and never let evil triumph over me. |
| Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince. | Fine words are not becoming to a fool, and much less are false words to a noble. |
| For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. | That is why you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, and they devote themselves to this service. |
| I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your judgments before me. | I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set your judgments before me. |
| I will give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. | I will praise you in sincerity of heart as I ponder your righteous judgments. |
| His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’ | His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful in small matters, I will give you much greater responsibilities. Come and share your master’s joy.’ |
| The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. | Every word you utter is true, and all your righteous judgments are everlasting. |
| For the Lord is our judge, The Lord is our lawgiver, The Lord is our king; He will save us. | For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our king; he is the one who will save us. |
| So that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. | Hence, as sin’s reign resulted in death, so the grace of God also might reign through righteousness resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. | For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
| And I will put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and follow My ordinances. | I will put my Spirit in you and make you follow my statutes and my ordinances. |
| We have sinned, we have done wrong, and acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances. | We have sinned and done what is wrong, we have acted wickedly and rebelled, we have rejected your commandments and your laws. |
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