Cecile Ellis-Clark

Trust in God not yourself

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.

Don't let the devil sneak in

1 Peter 5:8 (NLT)
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Confessing our sins

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

Defeating Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

Proverbs 17:28

Proverbs 17:28 (NLT)
Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.

Proverbs 17:27

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

Proverbs 17:13

Proverbs 17:13 (NLT)
If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.

Proverbs 13:3

Proverbs 13:3 (NLT)
Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.

Proverbs 12:16

Proverbs 12:16 (NLT)
A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted.

Proverbs 10:19

Proverbs 10:19 (NLT)
Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

1 Corinthians 4:12

1 Corinthians 4:12 (NASB)
and we toil, working with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;

1 Corinthians 5:12

1 Corinthians 5:12 (NASB)
For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church?

1 Corinthians 5:11

1 Corinthians 5:11 (NASB)
But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler-not even to eat with such a one.

Proverbs 5:23

Proverbs 5:23 (NLT)
He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

James 1:26

James 1:26 (NLT)
If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.

Psalm 143:8

Psalm 143:8 (NASB)
Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.

Psalm 140:1

Psalm 140:1 (NASB)
Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men

Proverbs 20:22

Proverbs 20:22 (NASB)
Do not say, "I will repay evil"; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

Luke 21:4

Luke 21:4 (NASB)
for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on."

Psalm 25:7

Psalm 25:7 (NLT)
Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, OLORD.

Psalm 25:9

Psalm 25:9 (NLT)
He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way.

Psalm 19:14

Psalm 19:14 (NLT)
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, OLORD, my rock and my redeemer.

Proverbs 24:34

Proverbs 24:34 (NLT)
then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Luke 9:29

Luke 9:29 (NLT)
And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white.

Romans 14:23

Romans 14:23 (NLT)
But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning.