The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. | The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. |
He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. | He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. |
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But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. |
A gift opens doors; it gives access to the great. | A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great. |
If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. | If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. |
A fool gives full vent to anger, but the wise quietly holds it back. | A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. |
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. |
God gives the desolate a home to live in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious live in a parched land. | God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. |
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. | That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. |
A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water. | Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. |
All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back. | All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. |
No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. | Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. |
I can do all things through him who strengthens me. | I can do all things through him who strengthens me. |
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! | May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! |
Likewise all to whom God gives wealth and possessions and whom he enables to enjoy them, and to accept their lot and find enjoyment in their toil—this is the gift of God. | Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. |
The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving. | The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. |
This is what I have seen to be good: it is fitting to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of the life God gives us; for this is our lot. | Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. |
Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, and happy are those who trust in the Lord. | Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. |
The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. | The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. |
May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus. | May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus. |
A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief. | A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. |
As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. | As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. |
I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth. | I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. |
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. | The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. |