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Some of my favorite scriptures

The bible says not to let the sun set while in a provoked state. Which means settle all personal matters since you never know what the next day will bring. Will we or the one we provoked or provoked us still be alive tomorrow to allow us to settle our differences?

James. 1:14, 15 "Each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire. The desire, when it has becomes fertile, gives birth to sin; in turn, sin, when it has been accomplished, brings forth death."

James 14-19 You believe there is one God, do you? You are doing quite well. And yet the demons believe and shudder. 20 But do you care to know, O empty man, that faith apart from works is inactive?

2 Pet. 2:2 "Many will follow their acts of loose conduct, and on account of these the way of the truth will be spoken of abusively."

1 Pet. 2:12 "Maintain your conduct fine amoung the nations, that, in the thing in which they are speaking against you as evil-doers, they may as a result of your fine works of which they are eyewitnesses glorify God. In the day for his inspection."

Titus 2:4-8 "Recall the young women to their senses to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sound in mind, chaste, workers at home, good, subjecting themselves to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be spoken of abusively. Likewise keep on exhorting the younger men to be sound in mind, in all things showing yourself an example of fine works...so that the man on the opposing side may get ashamed, having nothing vile to say about us."

Col. 3:9, 10 "Strip off the old personality with its practices, and clothe yourselves with the new personality, which through accurate knowledge is being made new according to the image of the One who created it."

1 Pet. 5:7 "Throw all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for you."

Jas. 3:14-16 "If you have bitter jealousy and contentiousness in your hearts...This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is the earthly, animal, demonic. For where jealousy and contentiousness are, there disorder and every vile thing are."

Gal. 5:26 "Let us not become egotistical, stirring up competition with one another."

Matt. 10:28 "Do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna."

Prov. 29-25 "Trembling at men is what lays a snare."

Prov. 10:12 "Hatred is what stirs up contentions, but love covers over even all transgressions."Return To Top Of Page

2 Tim. 1:7 "God gave us not a spirit of cowardice, but that of power and of love and of soundness of mind."

Rev. 21:8 "As for the cowards ...their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur. This means the second death."

1 Cor. 13:4 "love is not jealous." Prov. 14:30 "Jealousy is rottenness to the bones."

Prov. 21:25 "The very craving of the lazy will put him to death, for his hands have refused to work." Prov. 19:15 "Laziness causes a deep sleep to fall, and a slack soul goes hungry." Eccl. 10:18 "Through great laziness the beamwork sinks in, and through the letting down of the hands the house leaks."

Eph. 4:31 "Let all malicious bitterness and anger and wrath and screaming and abusive speech be taken away from you along with all injuriousness."

Prov. 11:2 "Has presumptuousness come? Then dishonor will come; but wisdom is with the modest ones." Prov. 13:10 "By presumptuousness one only causes a struggle." Prov. 21:24 "Presumptuousness, self-assuming braggart is the name of the one who is acting in a fury of presumptuousness."

Prov. 16:18 "Pride is before a crash, and a haughty spirit before stumbling." Prov. 16:5 "Everyone that is proud in heart is something detestable to Jehovah." Jas. 4:16 "You take pride in your self-assuming brags. All such taking of pride is wicked." Prov. 21:4 "Haughty eyes and an arrogant heart, the lamp of the wicked ones, are sin."

1 Tim. 6:10 The love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains." Heb. 13:5 "Let your manner of life be free of the love of money." 1 John 2:15, 16 "Do not be loving either the world or the things in the world...because everything in the world--the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one's means of life--does not originate with the Father, but originates with the world."

2 Pet. 2:10 "Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble at glorious ones but speak abusively."Return To Top Of Page

Ps. 37:8, 9 "Let anger alone and leave rage; do not show yourself heated up only to do evil. For evildoers themselves will be cut off." Prov. 14:17 "He that is quick to anger will commit foolishness." Prov. 29:22 "A man given to anger stirs up contention, and anyone disposed to rage has many a transgression."

1 Cor. 6:9, 10 "Neither fornicators...nor revilers...will inherit God's kingdom."

Ps. 94:4 "All the practicers of what is hurtful keep bragging about themselves." 1Cor. 13:4 "Love...does not brag."

Col. 3:13 "Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely if anyone has a cause for complaint against another."

1 Cor. 5:11; 6:9, 10 "Quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is...a drunkard...Neither fornicators...nor drunkards...will inherit God's kingdom."

John 8:44 "The Devil...is a liar and the father of the lie."

Prov. 16:28 "A slanderer is separating those familiar with one another."

Quarreling....Prov. 17:14 "The beginning of contention is as one letting out waters; so before the quarrel has burst forth, take your leave." Prov. 26:17 "As one grabbing hold of the ears of a dog is anyone passing by that is becoming furious at the quarrel that is not his." 2 Tim. 2:23 "Turn down foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing they produce fights."

2 Pet. 3:3, 4 "In the last days there will come ridiculers with their ridicule, proceeding according to their own desires and saying: 'Where is this promised presence of his?"

Heb. 10:24, 25 "Let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works,...encouraging one another , and all the more so as you behold the day drawing near."

Matt. 24:13 "He that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved."

2 Pet. 2:9 "Jehovah knows how to deliver people of godly devotion out of trial."Return To Top Of Page

1 Pet. 4:9 "Be hospitable to one another without grumbling."

Mercy....Jas. 3:17 "The wisdom from above is...full of mercy and good fruits." Matt. 9:13 "Go, then and learn what this means, 'I want mercy, and not sacrifice.'" Matt. 5:7 "Happy are the merciful, since they will be shown mercy."

Proverbs 21- 2 Every way of a man is RIGHT in his OWN EYES: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

James 2-14 Of what benefit is it, my brothers, if a certain one says he has faith but he does not have works? That faith cannot save him, can it?

Proverbs 21- 4 A high look, and a proud heart is sin.

Matthew 22-21 In answer Jesus said to them: "Truly I say to you, if only you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what I did to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, "Be lifted up and cast into the sea, it will happen. 22 And all the things you ask in prayer, having faith, you will receive. Return To Top Of Page

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