James 1:6

James 1:6 (MSG)
Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who "worry their prayers" are like wind-whipped waves.

James 1:5

James 1:5 (MSG)
If you don't know what you're doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You'll get his help, and won't be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who "worry their prayers" are like wind-whipped waves. Don't think you're going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open.

2 Chronicles 20:22

2 Chronicles 20:22 (MSG)
As soon as they started shouting and praising, god set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir as they were attacking Judah, and they all ended up dead. The Ammonites and Moabites mistakenly attacked those from Mount Seir and massacred them. Then, further confused, they went at each other, and all ended up killed.

Psalm 37:5

Psalm 37:5 (MSG)
Open up before god, keep nothing back; he'll do whatever needs to be done: He'll validate your life in the clear light of day and stamp you with approval at high noon.

Proverbs 5:23

Proverbs 5:23 (MSG)
Death is the reward of an undisciplined life; your foolish decisions trap you in a dead end.

Proverbs 27:21

Proverbs 27:21 (MSG)
The purity of silver and gold is tested by putting them in the fire; The purity of human hearts is tested by giving them a little fame.

Proverbs 27:1

Proverbs 27:1 (MSG)
Don't brashly announce what you're going to do tomorrow; you don't know the first thing about tomorrow.

Proverbs 24:34

Proverbs 24:34 (MSG)
Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!"

Proverbs 24:33

Proverbs 24:33 (MSG)
"A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy-do you know what comes next?

Proverbs 24:16

Proverbs 24:16 (MSG)
No matter how many times you trip them up, God-loyal people don't stay down long; Soon they're up on their feet, while the wicked end up flat on their faces.

Proverbs 22:1

Proverbs 22:1 (MSG)
A sterling reputation is better than striking it rich; a gracious spirit is better than money in the bank.

Proverbs 21:3

Proverbs 21:3 (MSG)
Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors mean far more to god than religious performance.

Proverbs 19:17

Proverbs 19:17 (MSG)
Mercy to the needy is a loan to god, and god pays back those loans in full.

Proverbs 18:9

Proverbs 18:9 (MSG)
Slack habits and sloppy work are as bad as vandalism.

Proverbs 16:26

Proverbs 16:26 (MSG)
Appetite is an incentive to work; hunger makes you work all the harder.

Proverbs 16:19

Proverbs 16:19 (MSG)
It's better to live humbly among the poor than to live it up among the rich and famous.

Proverbs 15:12

Proverbs 15:12 (MSG)
Know-it-alls don't like being told what to do; they avoid the company of wise men and women.

Proverbs 12:28

Proverbs 12:28 (MSG)
Good men and women travel right into life; sin's detours take you straight to hell.

Proverbs 12:27

Proverbs 12:27 (MSG)
A lazy life is an empty life, but "early to rise" gets the job done.

Proverbs 12:25

Proverbs 12:25 (MSG)
Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up.

Proverbs 12:24

Proverbs 12:24 (MSG)
The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.

Proverbs 12:23

Proverbs 12:23 (MSG)
Prudent people don't flaunt their knowledge; talkative fools broadcast their silliness.

Proverbs 12:11

Proverbs 12:11 (MSG)
The one who stays on the job has food on the table; the witless chase whims and fancies.

Proverbs 12:10

Proverbs 12:10 (MSG)
Good people are good to their animals; the "good-hearted" bad people kick and abuse them.

Proverbs 12:9

Proverbs 12:9 (MSG)
Better to be ordinary and work for a living than act important and starve in the process.