Carolyn Jonas

Stop acting proud!

1 Samuel 2:3 (NLT)
“Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the LORD is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions.

Vision

Habakkuk 2:3 (NLT)
This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.

Ecclesiastes 1:18

Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NLT)
The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.

Virtuos Woman

Proverbs 31:8-31 (NLT)
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.

Proverbs 30:8-9, Proverbs 30:19, Proverbs 30:24-28, Proverbs 30:32-33

Proverbs 30:8-9 (NLT)
First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.

Proverbs 30:19 (NLT)
how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, how a man loves a woman.

Proverbs 30:24-28 (NLT)
There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:

Proverbs 30:32-33 (NLT)
If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil, cover your mouth in shame.

Where ever you go I'll go

Ruth 1:16-17 (NLT)
But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

Amos 5:12

Amos 5:12 (NLT)
For I know the vast number of your sins and the depth of your rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

Safety

Psalm 144:1-4 (NLT)
Praise the LORD, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.

Psalm 144:7-8 (NLT)
Reach down from heaven and rescue me; rescue me from deep waters, from the power of my enemies.

Psalm 144:11 (NLT)
Save me! Rescue me from the power of my enemies. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.

Psalm 144:15 (NLT)
Yes, joyful are those who live like this! Joyful indeed are those whose God is the LORD.

Proverbs 29:1-2, Proverbs 29:11, Proverbs 29:15-17, Proverbs 29:20, Proverbs 29:22-23, Proverbs 29:25-26

Proverbs 29:1-2 (NLT)
Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.

Proverbs 29:11 (NLT)
Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.

Proverbs 29:15-17 (NLT)
To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.

Proverbs 29:20 (NLT)
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.

Proverbs 29:22-23 (NLT)
An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

Proverbs 29:25-26 (NLT)
Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the LORD means safety.

Proverbs 28:13, Proverbs 28:18-20, Proverbs 28:22-23, Proverbs 28:25, Proverbs 28:27

Proverbs 28:13 (NLT)
People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

Proverbs 28:18-20 (NLT)
The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.

Proverbs 28:22-23 (NLT)
Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.

Proverbs 28:25 (NLT)
Greed causes fighting; trusting the LORD leads to prosperity.

Proverbs 28:27 (NLT)
Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.

Prov

Proverbs 27:14 (NLT)
A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning will be taken as a curse!

Proverbs 27:17-18 (NLT)
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

Joshua 24:15

Joshua 24:15 (NLT)
But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.”

Food and drink

Proverbs 23:2 (NLT)
If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat;

Proverbs 23:13-14 (NLT)
Don’t fail to discipline your children. They won’t die if you spank them.

Proverbs 23:29-35 (NLT)
Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Deuteronomy 31:6

Deuteronomy 31:6 (NLT)
So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

Deuteronomy 6:5

Deuteronomy 6:5 (NLT)
And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

Psalm 141:3

Psalm 141:3 (NLT)
Take control of what I say, OLORD, and guard my lips.

Qualities

Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NLT)
This is what the LORD says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.

Power of the tongue

Proverbs 18:21 (NLT)
The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

Keeping silent

Proverbs 17:6 (NLT)
Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.

Proverbs 17:27-28 (NLT)
A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.

Search me and know me

Psalm 139:1-24 (NLT)
OLORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.

Proverbs

Proverbs 14:29-31 (NLT)
People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.

Proverbs 14:33-35 (NLT)
Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart; wisdom is not found among fools.

God does not lie

Numbers 23:19 (NLT)
God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?

Psalm 136:23-26

Psalm 136:23-26 (NLT)
He remembered us in our weakness. His faithful love endures forever.

His love endures forever

Psalm 136:23-24 (NLT)
He remembered us in our weakness. His faithful love endures forever.

Ten commandments

Exodus 20:3-17 (NLT)
“You must not have any other god but me.