Bible Verses about 'Rule'

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will… Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor. Proverbs 12:24	The hand of the diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor. reward work slavery
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Colossians 3:15	And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Jesus peace gratitude

For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you. Deuteronomy 15:6	When the Lord your God has blessed you, as he promised you, you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. money debt blessing
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. Proverbs 22:7	The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. money debt slavery
Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls. Proverbs 25:28	Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control. self-control desires
Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all. 1 Chronicles 29:12	Riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might; and it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all. almighty strength money
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting. Micah 5:2	But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. christmas prophecy Jesus
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12	For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Spirit heaven evil
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. Proverbs 16:32	One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city. peace patience self-control
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. Colossians 2:9-10	For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority. Jesus strength equipment
Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. Psalm 119:133	Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. sin following evil
Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. Proverbs 17:7	Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler. wisdom lying speaking
His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ Matthew 25:21	His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ reliability reward blessing
Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28	God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” blessing creation world
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Genesis 1:26	Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” creation God life
I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me. Psalm 119:30	I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your ordinances before me. faith law truth
I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. Psalm 119:7	I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous ordinances. law worship heart
The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. Psalm 119:160	The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. reliability law Word of God
For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us. Isaiah 33:22	For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler, the Lord is our king; he will save us. righteousness salvation kingdom
So that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:21	So that, just as sin exercised dominion in death, so grace might also exercise dominion through justification leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. sin grace eternal life
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39	For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. love mediator death
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. Ezekiel 36:27	I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. Spirit law following
We have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. Daniel 9:5	We have sinned and done wrong, acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and ordinances. sin confession law
Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.” The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him. Luke 13:10-17	Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.” When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day.” But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?” When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing. miracles healing sabbath
I am the Lord your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them; hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. Ezekiel 20:19-20	I the Lord am your God; follow my statutes, and be careful to observe my ordinances, and hallow my sabbaths that they may be a sign between me and you, so that you may know that I the Lord am your God. law obedience sabbath

And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.

And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.