John 15:5-6

John 15:5-6 (NASB)
I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

Wise vs. foolish

Proverbs 13:12-13 (NLT)
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:16 (NLT)
Wise people think before they act; fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.

Proverbs 13:21-22 (NLT)
Trouble chases sinners, while blessings reward the righteous.

Working hard

Proverbs 12:14-16 (NLT)
Wise words bring many benefits, and hard work brings rewards.

Proverbs 12:19-20 (NLT)
Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.

Proverbs 12:22 (NLT)
The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in those who tell the truth.

Proverbs 12:24-25 (NLT)
Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

Proverbs 11:17, Proverbs 11:24-25, Proverbs 11:27, Proverbs 11:30

Proverbs 11:17 (NLT)
Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you.

Proverbs 11:24-25 (NLT)
Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

Proverbs 11:27 (NLT)
If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you!

Proverbs 11:30 (NLT)
The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends.

Psalm 19:1-4

Psalm 19:1-4 (MSG)
God's glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon. Madame Day holds classes every morning, Professor Night lectures each evening.

Psalm 19:6

Psalm 19:6 (MSG)
That's how God's Word vaults across the skies from sunrise to sunset, Melting ice, scorching deserts, warming hearts to faith.

Psalm 37:23, Psalm 37:25, Psalm 37:28, Psalm 37:39-40

Psalm 37:23 (NLT)
The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.

Psalm 37:25 (NLT)
Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread.

Psalm 37:28 (NLT)
For the LORD loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.

Psalm 37:39-40 (NLT)
The LORD rescues the godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble.

Psalm 118:4, Psalm 118:6, Psalm 118:8, Psalm 118:13-14, Psalm 118:21-24

Psalm 118:4 (NLT)
Let all who fear the LORD repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”

Psalm 118:6 (NLT)
The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?

Psalm 118:8 (NLT)
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people.

Psalm 118:13-14 (NLT)
My enemies did their best to kill me, but the LORD rescued me.

Psalm 118:21-24 (NLT)
I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory!

Philippians 1:9-11

Philippians 1:9-11 (NLT)
I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.

Psalm 30:5-7, Psalm 30:11

Psalm 30:5-7 (NLT)
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Psalm 30:11 (NLT)
You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

2 Corinthians 10:12

2 Corinthians 10:12 (NLT)
Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!

Psalm 69:32-33

Psalm 69:32-33 (NLT)
The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.

Proverbs 3:5-7, Proverbs 3:9, Proverbs 3:11-12

Proverbs 3:5-7 (MSG)
Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track. Don't assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life! Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over. But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline; don't sulk under his loving correction. It's the child he loves that god corrects; a father's delight is behind all this.

Proverbs 3:9 (MSG)
Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best.

Proverbs 3:11-12 (MSG)
But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline; don't sulk under his loving correction.

Psalm 34:10, Psalm 34:17-19

Psalm 34:10 (NLT)
Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing.

Psalm 34:17-19 (NLT)
The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.

John 10:17-18

John 10:17-18 (MSG)
This is why the Father loves me: because I freely lay down my life. And so I am free to take it up again.

1 Samuel 17:17-18, 1 Samuel 17:23-26, 1 Samuel 17:33-37, 1 Samuel 17:41, 1 Samuel 17:43-48, 1 Samuel 17:50

1 Samuel 17:17-18 (NLT)
One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them quickly to your brothers.

1 Samuel 17:23-26 (NLT)
As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel.

1 Samuel 17:33-37 (NLT)
“Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.”

1 Samuel 17:41 (NLT)
Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him,

1 Samuel 17:43-48 (NLT)
“Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods.

1 Samuel 17:50 (NLT)
So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword.

1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Samuel 16:12-13, 1 Samuel 16:21-22

1 Samuel 16:7 (MSG)
But god told Samuel, "Looks aren't everything. Don't be impressed with his looks and stature. I've already eliminated him. god judges persons differently than humans do. Men and women look at the face; god looks into the heart."

1 Samuel 16:12-13 (MSG)
Jesse sent for him. He was brought in, the very picture of health— bright-eyed, good-looking. god said, "Up on your feet! Anoint him! This is the one."

1 Samuel 16:21-22 (MSG)
David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him immediately and made him his right-hand man.

Ruth 2:11, Ruth 2:13, Ruth 2:16, Ruth 2:19-20, Ruth 2:22

Ruth 2:11 (NLT)
“Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers.

Ruth 2:13 (NLT)
“I hope I continue to please you, sir,” she replied. “You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers.”

Ruth 2:16 (NLT)
And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don’t give her a hard time!”

Ruth 2:19-20 (NLT)
“Where did you gather all this grain today?” Naomi asked. “Where did you work? May the LORD bless the one who helped you!” So Ruth told her mother-in-law about the man in whose field she had worked. She said, “The man I worked with today is named Boaz.”

Ruth 2:22 (NLT)
“Good!” Naomi exclaimed. “Do as he said, my daughter. Stay with his young women right through the whole harvest. You might be harassed in other fields, but you’ll be safe with him.”

Ruth 1:8-9, Ruth 1:14-18, Ruth 1:21

Ruth 1:8-9 (NLT)
But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back to your mothers’ homes. And may the LORD reward you for your kindness to your husbands and to me.

Ruth 1:14-18 (NLT)
And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi.

Ruth 1:21 (NLT)
I went away full, but the LORD has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the LORD has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?”

Isaiah 28:4-6, Isaiah 28:13, Isaiah 28:16

Isaiah 28:4-6 (NLT)
It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. Whoever sees it will snatch it up, as an early fig is quickly picked and eaten.

Isaiah 28:13 (NLT)
So the LORD will spell out his message for them again, one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there, so that they will stumble and fall. They will be injured, trapped, and captured.

Isaiah 28:16 (NLT)
Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken.

1 Timothy 6:6-8, 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 Timothy 6:17-20

1 Timothy 6:6-8 (NLT)
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.

1 Timothy 6:10 (NLT)
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:12 (NLT)
Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:17-20 (NLT)
Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

The Lords gift of manna

Exodus 16:4-8 (NLT)
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions.

Exodus 16:15 (NLT)
The Israelites were puzzled when they saw it. “What is it?” they asked each other. They had no idea what it was. And Moses told them, “It is the food the LORD has given you to eat.

Exodus 16:18 (NLT)
But when they measured it out, everyone had just enough. Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered only a little had enough. Each family had just what it needed.

Exodus 16:20-21 (NLT)
But some of them didn’t listen and kept some of it until morning. But by then it was full of maggots and had a terrible smell. Moses was very angry with them.

Exodus 16:23-26 (NLT)
He told them, “This is what the LORD commanded: Tomorrow will be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath day set apart for the LORD. So bake or boil as much as you want today, and set aside what is left for tomorrow.”

Exodus 16:29-31 (NLT)
They must realize that the Sabbath is the LORD’s gift to you. That is why he gives you a two-day supply on the sixth day, so there will be enough for two days. On the Sabbath day you must each stay in your place. Do not go out to pick up food on the seventh day.”

Exodus 15:13

Exodus 15:13 (NLT)
“With your unfailing love you lead the people you have redeemed. In your might, you guide them to your sacred home.

Exodus 3:7, Exodus 3:9-11, Exodus 3:14, Exodus 3:17

Exodus 3:7 (NLT)
Then the LORD told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.

Exodus 3:9-11 (NLT)
Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them.

Exodus 3:14 (NLT)
God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. Say this to the people of Israel: I AM has sent me to you.”

Exodus 3:17 (NLT)
I have promised to rescue you from your oppression in Egypt. I will lead you to a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.”’

Exodus 1:9-12, Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:20

Exodus 1:9-12 (NLT)
He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.

Exodus 1:17 (NLT)
But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.

Exodus 1:20 (NLT)
So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful.