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Good New...Good News!

Good News
 
Mark 16:15 ESV / 34 helpful votes
 
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
Matthew 24:14 ESV / 28 helpful votes
 
And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Acts 1:8 ESV / 24 helpful votes
 
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Romans 1:16 ESV / 21 helpful votes
 
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Revelation 14:6 ESV / 20 helpful votes
 
Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people.
Luke 2:10 ESV / 19 helpful votes
 
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
Psalm 96:3 ESV / 17 helpful votes
 
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
Romans 3:23 ESV / 16 helpful votes
 
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Acts 8:12 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
John 3:16 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 1:1 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Mark 1:1 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 1:1-45 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ...
Matthew 28:19-20 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Isaiah 61:1 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Revelation 21:3 ESV / 14 helpful votes
 
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
Isaiah 52:7 ESV / 14 helpful votes
 
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
John 14:6 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Matthew 28:19 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

The Holy Spirit is NOT a bird/dove...

Dove
 
John 4:24 ESV / 11 helpful votes
 
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Hebrews 2:9 ESV / 9 helpful votes
 
But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
Matthew 3:16-17 ESV / 9 helpful votes
 
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Deuteronomy 32:6 ESV / 9 helpful votes
 
Do you thus repay the Lord, you foolish and senseless people? Is not he your father, who created you, who made you and established you?
John 1:14 ESV / 8 helpful votes
 
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Hebrews 2:14 ESV / 7 helpful votes
 
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
Titus 1:2 ESV / 7 helpful votes
 
In hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
Ephesians 1:3 ESV / 7 helpful votes
 
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
John 10:30 ESV / 7 helpful votes
 
I and the Father are one.”

Pay close attention to ALL warning signs...

Warning Signs
 
2 Peter 3:3-4 ESV / 5 helpful votes
 
Knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”
Matthew 24:21-22 ESV / 5 helpful votes
 
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
1 Peter 5:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes
 
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Galatians 1:4 ESV / 4 helpful votes
 
Who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
Matthew 24:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes
 
And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
Matthew 24:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes
 
As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?”
Revelation 13:1-18 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. ...
2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
Romans 13:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
Acts 17:30-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
Acts 3:19 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out,
Acts 3:19-21 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
Acts 2:40 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
Acts 2:38 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:37-39 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”

What should we Do? pt 2

1 Corinthians 12:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. ...
Romans 12:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
Romans 12:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 8:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Acts 20:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Matthew 16:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 7:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Matthew 6:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

What are we suppose to Do now?

What Are We Suppose To Do
 
John 15:1-27 ESV / 4 helpful votes
 
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. ...
Matthew 6:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Leviticus 11:1-47 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. ...
Hebrews 12:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.”
Hebrews 10:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Hebrews 10:24-25 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Ephesians 6:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:1-24 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, ...
Ephesians 5:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ...
Ephesians 2:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 1:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes
 
Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love

Proverbs Session Pt. 3 (Pay close attention to everything YOU say...)

Proverbs 23:1-35 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. ...
Proverbs 17:22 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 13:1 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 10:19 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 1:6 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
To understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 ESV / 12 helpful votes
 
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
Proverbs 29:20 ESV / 12 helpful votes
 
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 28:26 ESV / 12 helpful votes
 
Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
Proverbs 24:14 ESV / 12 helpful votes
 
Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 18:21 ESV / 12 helpful votes
 
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 14:1 ESV / 12 helpful votes
 
The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
Proverbs 7:1-27 ESV / 12 helpful votes
 
My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend, to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words. ...
Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 12 helpful votes
 
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 1:1-33 ESV / 12 helpful votes
 
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, ...

Proverbs Session Pt. 2 (Dealing with a sick/crushed spirit)

Proverbs 16:9 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Proverbs 15:33 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 31:10 ESV / 14 helpful votes
 
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
Proverbs 22:16 ESV / 14 helpful votes
 
Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:15 ESV / 14 helpful votes
 
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 14 helpful votes
 
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 19:8 ESV / 14 helpful votes
 
Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.
Galatians 5:22 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
John 3:16-17 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Proverbs 31:10-31 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. ...
Proverbs 28:6 ESV / 13 helpful votes
 
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.

Proverbs Session Pt. 1 (Dealing with unfriendly people)

Proverbs
 
Proverbs 29:11 ESV / 57 helpful votes
 
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Proverbs 3:5 ESV / 55 helpful votes
 
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 12:15 ESV / 51 helpful votes
 
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 27:17 ESV / 37 helpful votes
 
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
James 1:5 ESV / 35 helpful votes
 
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Proverbs 24:1-34 ESV / 35 helpful votes
 
Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, ...
Proverbs 23:9 ESV / 34 helpful votes
 
Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words.
Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 31 helpful votes
 
The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. ...
Proverbs 1:7 ESV / 30 helpful votes
 
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 20:1-30 ESV / 24 helpful votes
 
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life. It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. ...
Proverbs 3:1-35 ESV / 24 helpful votes
 
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. ...
Proverbs 31:9 ESV / 22 helpful votes
 
Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
Proverbs 16:3 ESV / 22 helpful votes
 
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Proverbs 23:7 ESV / 21 helpful votes
 
For he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Proverbs 13:10 ESV / 20 helpful votes
 
By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
Proverbs 30:1-33 ESV / 19 helpful votes
 
The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out. Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man. I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know! Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. ...
Proverbs 11:2 ESV / 19 helpful votes
 
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
Proverbs 31:8 ESV / 18 helpful votes
 
Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute.
Proverbs 22:7 ESV / 18 helpful votes
 
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Proverbs 21:20 ESV / 18 helpful votes
 
Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 18 helpful votes
 
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 16:16 ESV / 17 helpful votes
 
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 19:2 ESV / 16 helpful votes
 
Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.
Proverbs 17:17 ESV / 16 helpful votes
 
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 16:1-7 ESV / 16 helpful votes
 
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished. ...
Proverbs 9:10 ESV / 16 helpful votes
 
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Proverbs 19:20 ESV / 15 helpful votes
 
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.

Helping People is a Benefit to YOU...

Helping People
 
1 John 3:17 ESV / 141 helpful votes
 
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
Proverbs 19:17 ESV / 140 helpful votes
 
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
Isaiah 58:10 ESV / 138 helpful votes
 
If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.
Proverbs 22:9 ESV / 114 helpful votes
 
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
1 John 4:11 ESV / 90 helpful votes
 
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Luke 12:33-34 ESV / 78 helpful votes
 
Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Proverbs 14:31 ESV / 59 helpful votes
 
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
James 1:27 ESV / 58 helpful votes
 
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Deuteronomy 15:7 ESV / 57 helpful votes
 
“If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother,
Philippians 2:4 ESV / 51 helpful votes
 
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Proverbs 29:7 ESV / 45 helpful votes
 
A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
Acts 20:35 ESV / 43 helpful votes
 
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Matthew 5:13-16 ESV / 41 helpful votes
 
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 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.
Isaiah 25:4 ESV / 40 helpful votes
 
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
Ephesians 4:28 ESV / 38 helpful votes
 
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Jeremiah 22:3 ESV / 35 helpful votes
 
Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
Deuteronomy 15:11 ESV / 35 helpful votes
 
For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’
Luke 6:38 ESV / 32 helpful votes
 
Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
Hebrews 13:16 ESV / 31 helpful votes
 
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 31 helpful votes
 
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...

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You Can Do It
 
Philippians 4:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes
 
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Romans 10:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes
 
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
James 1:21-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote
 
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 1 helpful vote
 
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Acts 2:1-47 ESV / 1 helpful vote
 
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ...