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God15 quotes

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. — Psalm 23:1-6 · 450 BC For I am the Lord, I change not. — Malachi 3:6 · 424 BC Be still, and know that I am God. — Psalm 46:10 · 450 BC I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. — God · 1405 BC Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire: but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. — 1st Kings 19:11-12 · 538 BC God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM". — Exodus 3:14 · 1405 BC All 15 quotes →

Original sin13 quotes

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. — God · 1405 BC And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. — Genesis 3:4-5 · 1405 BC And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. — Genesis 3:7-8 · 1405 BC And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. — Genesis 3:13-14 · 1405 BC And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. — Genesis 3:6 · 1405 BC And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." — Genesis 2:16-17 · 1405 BC All 13 quotes →

Nature of God10 quotes

For I am the Lord, I change not. — Malachi 3:6 · 424 BC I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. — God · 1405 BC Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire: but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. — 1st Kings 19:11-12 · 538 BC God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM". — Exodus 3:14 · 1405 BC Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. — Moses · 1405 BC Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. — Psalm 90:2 · 450 BC All 10 quotes →

The Ten Commandments10 quotes

Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — God · 1405 BC Thou shalt not steal. — God · 1405 BC Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. — God · 1405 BC Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. — God · 1405 BC Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. — God · 1405 BC Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — God · 1405 BC All 10 quotes →

God and man8 quotes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. — Proverbs 3:5-6 · 686 BC The Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. — David · 430 BC We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. — Isaiah · 681 BC What is man, that thou art mindful of him? — Psalm 8:4 · 450 BC The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. — God · 722 BC You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live. — God · 1405 BC All 8 quotes →

God's protection7 quotes

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. — Psalm 23:1-6 · 450 BC As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. — Psalm 125:2 · 450 BC The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? — Psalm 27:1 · 450 BC Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. — God · 1385 BC He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. — Psalm 147:3 · 450 BC God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. — Psalm 46:1 · 450 BC All 7 quotes →

God's wrath7 quotes

Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven. — Genesis 19:24 · 1405 BC I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. — God · 1405 BC For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. — Psalm 30:5 · 450 BC For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. — God · 1405 BC So the Lord said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them." — Genesis 6:7 · 1405 BC The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done." — Genesis 8:21 · 1405 BC All 7 quotes →

Parents and children7 quotes

Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — God · 1405 BC And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. — Genesis 22:2 · 1405 BC My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: — Proverbs 6:20 · 686 BC A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. — Proverbs 10:1 · 686 BC As is the mother, so is her daughter. — Ezekiel 16:44 · 570 BC Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. — Proverbs 22:6 · 686 BC All 7 quotes →

Adam and Eve6 quotes

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. — Genesis 2:23 · 1405 BC The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." — Genesis 2:18 · 1405 BC And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. — Genesis 3:13-14 · 1405 BC And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. — Genesis 3:6 · 1405 BC And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. — Genesis 3:12 · 1405 BC And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. — Genesis 2:21-22 · 1405 BC

Death6 quotes

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten. — Ecclesiastes 9:5 · 931 BC The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence. — Psalm 115:17 · 450 BC As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. — Ecclesiastes 5:15 · 931 BC He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken. — Isaiah 25:8 · 681 BC Prepare to meet thy God. — Amos 4:12 · 750 BC Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. — Ecclesiastes 12:7 · 931 BC

Human nature6 quotes

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. — Genesis 1:26-27 · 1405 BC And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. — Genesis 6:5 · 1405 BC Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. — Psalm 51:5 · 450 BC For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. — Ecclesiastes 7:20 · 931 BC For the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. — God · 1405 BC Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? — Proverbs 20:9 · 686 BC

The human condition6 quotes

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. — Ecclesiastes 9:11 · 931 BC In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. — God · 1405 BC As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more. — Psalm 103:15-16 · 450 BC One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. — Ecclesiastes 1:4 · 931 BC For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. — David · 430 BC For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity. — Ecclesiastes 3:19-20 · 931 BC

Creation of the world5 quotes

And God saw that it was good. — Genesis 1:21 · 1405 BC And the evening and the morning were the first day. — Genesis 1:5 · 1405 BC In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 · 1405 BC Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. — Genesis 1:3 · 1405 BC And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. — Genesis 1:16 · 1405 BC

Ephemeral nature of life5 quotes

As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more. — Psalm 103:15-16 · 450 BC One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. — Ecclesiastes 1:4 · 931 BC For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. — David · 430 BC The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. — Psalm 90:10 · 450 BC All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf. — Isaiah 64:6 · 681 BC

God's covenant5 quotes

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. — God · 1405 BC But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. — God · 570 BC Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. — God · 570 BC So the Lord said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them." — Genesis 6:7 · 1405 BC Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. — God · 1405 BC

Men and women5 quotes

Noah's flood5 quotes

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. — Genesis 6:5 · 1405 BC I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. — God · 1405 BC And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights. — Genesis 7:12 · 1405 BC So the Lord said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them." — Genesis 6:7 · 1405 BC The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done." — Genesis 8:21 · 1405 BC

Sin5 quotes

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. — Genesis 6:5 · 1405 BC And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. — Genesis 3:6 · 1405 BC All we like sheep have gone astray. — Isaiah · 681 BC For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. — Ecclesiastes 7:20 · 931 BC Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? — Proverbs 20:9 · 686 BC

Temptation5 quotes

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. — Genesis 3:4-5 · 1405 BC And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. — Genesis 3:13-14 · 1405 BC And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. — Genesis 3:6 · 1405 BC And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." — Genesis 2:16-17 · 1405 BC And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. — Genesis 39:12 · 1405 BC

Work5 quotes

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. — God · 1405 BC Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. — Ecclesiastes 9:10 · 931 BC All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. — Proverbs 14:23 · 686 BC One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind. — Ecclesiastes 4:6 · 931 BC “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun? — Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 · 931 BC

Alcohol4 quotes

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink. — Isaiah 5:11 · 681 BC Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. — Proverbs 20:1 · 686 BC Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. — Proverbs 31:6 · 686 BC Wine that maketh glad the heart of man. — Psalm 104:15 · 450 BC

Exile4 quotes

I have been a stranger in a strange land. — Moses · 1405 BC And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. — Genesis 4:16 · 1405 BC For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. — David · 430 BC A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. — God · 1405 BC

God's blessing4 quotes

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. — Psalm 23:1-6 · 450 BC The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. — God · 1405 BC And ye shall eat the fat of the land. — God · 1405 BC May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. — Psalm 20:4 · 450 BC

Liberation4 quotes

I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. — God · 1405 BC I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey. — Exodus 3:8 · 1405 BC And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm. — God · 1405 BC Let my people go. — God · 1405 BC

Life4 quotes

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. — Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 · 931 BC One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. — Ecclesiastes 1:4 · 931 BC The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. — Psalm 90:10 · 450 BC A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry. — Ecclesiastes 8:15 · 931 BC

Love4 quotes

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth. — Song of Solomon 3:1 · 965 BC My beloved is mine, and I am his. — Song of Solomon 2:16 · 965 BC Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. — Song of Solomon 8:7 · 1000 BC Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. — God · 1405 BC

Marriage4 quotes

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. — Genesis 2:24 · 1405 BC He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord. — Proverbs 18:22 · 686 BC Thou shalt not commit adultery. — God · 1405 BC Rejoice with the wife of thy youth. — Proverbs 5:18 · 686 BC

The devil4 quotes

Timing4 quotes

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. — Ecclesiastes 9:11 · 931 BC To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. — Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 · 931 BC A word spoken in due season, how good it is! — Proverbs 15:23 · 686 BC There is a time there for every purpose and for every work. — Ecclesiastes 3:17 · 931 BC

Wisdom4 quotes

Wisdom is the principal thing. — Proverbs 4:7 · 686 BC The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. — Proverbs 9:10 · 686 BC In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. — Ecclesiastes 1:18 · 931 BC The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. — Proverbs 17:27 · 686 BC

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