God & His Word - Our Only Reliable Source of Absolute Truth
Deuteronomy 5:29, 32-33
Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!
You shall be careful therefore to do as the LORD your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. You shall walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess.
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
Psalm 9:10
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
Proverbs 30:5-6
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Matthew 4:4, 10
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
1 Corinthians 1:19-20
For it is written,"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."
Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
1 Corinthians 3:19-21a
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness," and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile." So let no one boast in men.
Galatians 5:7-10
You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view than mine, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:20
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations—
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
James 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 1:22
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
2 Peter 1:3
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
Husbands
Ephesians 5:23, 25
For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Mark 10:45
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Exodus 20:5b - 6
… for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Wives
Titus 2:4-5
And so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 7to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
Your marriage can be a ministry to your children as you live out God’s Word.
Ephesians 5:22-24
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
Ephesians 5:33b
… and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
1 Peter 3:1, 5-6
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,
For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
Follow the Lead Dog!
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the treeof which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;”
We can nag our husbands into poor decisions.
Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains [her] lips is prudent.
(NIV)When words are many, sin is not absent, but [she] who holds [her] tongue is wise.
Zip it!
Proverbs 12:4
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 14:1
The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 27:15
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
Proverbs 31:10-31
Spiritual Maturity-Verses from Proverbs
Regarding Self-Control
29:11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
14:16 One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
21:20 Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
26:11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
12:16, 23 The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
13:16 In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.
Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
Regarding Wisdom
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many (NIV says “nourish many”), but fools die for lack of sense.
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
18:2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Regarding Responsibility
6:6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
24:30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
26:6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Deuteronomy 5:29, 32-33
Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!
You shall be careful therefore to do as the LORD your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. You shall walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess.
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
Psalm 9:10
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
Proverbs 30:5-6
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Matthew 4:4, 10
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
1 Corinthians 1:19-20
For it is written,"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."
Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
1 Corinthians 3:19-21a
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness," and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile." So let no one boast in men.
Galatians 5:7-10
You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view than mine, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:20
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations—
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
James 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 1:22
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
2 Peter 1:3
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
Husbands
Ephesians 5:23, 25
For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Mark 10:45
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Exodus 20:5b - 6
… for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Wives
Titus 2:4-5
And so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 7to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
Your marriage can be a ministry to your children as you live out God’s Word.
Ephesians 5:22-24
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
Ephesians 5:33b
… and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
1 Peter 3:1, 5-6
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,
For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
Follow the Lead Dog!
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the treeof which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;”
We can nag our husbands into poor decisions.
Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains [her] lips is prudent.
(NIV)When words are many, sin is not absent, but [she] who holds [her] tongue is wise.
Zip it!
Proverbs 12:4
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 14:1
The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 27:15
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
Proverbs 31:10-31
Spiritual Maturity-Verses from Proverbs
Regarding Self-Control
29:11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
14:16 One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
21:20 Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
26:11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
12:16, 23 The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
13:16 In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.
Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
Regarding Wisdom
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many (NIV says “nourish many”), but fools die for lack of sense.
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
18:2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Regarding Responsibility
6:6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
24:30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
26:6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
