Bible Verses for the Week

SUNDAY: Proverbs 16:18 ESV / 73 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

MONDAY: Mark 10:42-45 ESV / 69And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

TUESDAY: Psalm 101:5 ESV / 67 Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.

WEDNESDAY: Matthew 23:1-39 ESV / 60 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, so practice and observe whatever they tell you—but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,

THURSDAY: 1 Timothy 4:12 ESV / 54 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

FRIDAY: Ezekiel 3:16-4:17 ESV / 53 And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand. ...

SATURDAY: 1 Timothy 3:1-2 ESV / 49 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach.

Bible Verses for the Week

SUNDAY: Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

MONDAY: Psalm 125:3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous, So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

TUESDAY: Proverbs 28:15 Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

WEDNESDAY: Isaiah 10:1 Woe to those who enact evil statutes And to those who constantly record unjust decisions.

THURSDAY: Micah 7:3 Concerning evil, both hands do it well The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe, And a great man speaks the desire of his soul; So they weave it together.

FRIDAY: Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow's plea come before them.

SATURDAY: Ezekiel 22:27 "Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.

Bible Verses for the Week

SUNDAY: Psalm 9:9 The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble;

MONDAY: Psalm 9:18 For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

TUESDAY: Psalm 12:5 "Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs."

WEDNESDAY: Psalm 140:12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor.

THURSDAY: Proverbs 19:17 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.

FRIDAY: Proverbs 22:16 He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

SATURDAY: Proverbs 22:22-23 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

 

Bible Verses for the Week

SUNDAY: 1 John 4:1 - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

MONDAY: Matthew 7:15 - Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

TUESDAY: 2 Peter 2:1 - But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

WEDNESDAY: Matthew 24:24 - For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

THURSDAY: Romans 16:18 - For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

FRIDAY: Mark 7:6-9 - He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.   (Read More...)

SATURDAY:Deuteronomy 18:20 - But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.