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In the below categories, you might have some Bible references. Don’t limit categories to what might be listed on this website. The Category topics and the Bible references might be from a personal perspective. Please use at your own risk. NIV might be the Biblical translation that is or is primarily used on this website. Consult with the Word of God if you have any questions.
Angel of the LORD:
Psalm 34:7 NIV: The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
Anger/Wrath:
Psalm 37:8 NIV: Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.
James 1:20 NIV: because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
Antichrist:
2 John 7 NIV: I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Brokenhearted:
Psalm 34:18 NIV: The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Confess:
1 John 1:9 NIV: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Christians:
Acts 11:26 NIV: and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
Depression:
Psalm 18 (read it in the Bible)
Psalm 116 (read it in the Bible)
Destroying God’s Temple:
1 Corinthians 3:17 NIV: If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
Disciples:
John 8:31 NIV: To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
Distress:
Psalm 120:1 NIV: I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.
Fear:
Psalm 23 NIV: (See Psalm 23 NIV under Refresh the Soul)
Fear of the LORD:
Psalm 19:9 NIV: The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous.
Psalm 25:8-14 NIV: Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant. For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great. Who, then, are those who fear the Lord? He will instruct them in the ways they should choose. They will spend their days in prosperity, and their descendants will inherit the land. The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
Psalm 34:9 NIV: Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
Psalm 103:13 NIV: As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
Psalm 111:10 NIV: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
Psalm 112:1 NIV: Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands.
Proverbs 9:10 NIV: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
First and Greatest Commandment, and the Second:
Matthew 22:37-40 NIV: Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Good and Perfect Gift:
James 1:17 NIV: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
The Great Commission:
Matthew 28:16-20 NIV: Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Harm:
Psalm 121:7-8 NIV: The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Hope:
Psalm 37:9 NIV: For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
Holy Spirit (in the Old Testament):
Psalm 51:11 NIV: Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Isaiah 63:10 NIV: Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them.
Isaiah 63:11 NIV: Then his people recalled the days of old, the days of Moses and his people— where is he who brought them through the sea, with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who set his Holy Spirit among them,
Jesus is Lord:
Romans 10:9 NIV: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
1 Corinthians 12:3 NIV: Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
Maybe Supporting References for “Jesus is Lord” and/or for calling on the Lord:
Joel 2:32 NIV: And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.
Acts 2:21 NIV: And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Romans 10:13 NIV: for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
1 Corinthians 1:2 NIV: To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:
Jesus Christ is Lord of all:
Acts 10:36 NIV: You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
Lust:
1 John 2:16 NIV: For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
Once a Christian Always a Christian (excluding things like disowning Christ Jesus):
John 10:27-30 NIV: My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
Hebrews 13:5 NIV: Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV: Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Lamentations 3:31 NIV: For no one is cast off by the Lord forever.
Psalm 94:14 NIV: For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.
Once a Christian Always a Christian Summary Unless We Disown Christ Jesus:
2 Timothy 2:10-13 NIV: Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
Only one God:
Isaiah 43:10-11 NIV: “You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior.
Isaiah 44:6 NIV: “This is what the Lord says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.
Isaiah 44:8 NIV: Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.”
Isaiah 45:5 NIV: I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me,
Isaiah 45:6 NIV: so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.
Isaiah 45:18 NIV: For this is what the Lord says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: “I am the Lord, and there is no other.
Isaiah 45:21 NIV: Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.
Isaiah 45:22 NIV: “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah 46:9 NIV: Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.
Mark 12:32 NIV: “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.
Romans 3:30 NIV: since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
1 Corinthians 8:6 NIV: yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
Ephesians 4:6 NIV: one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
1 Timothy 1:17 NIV: Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 2:5 NIV: For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,
James 2:19 NIV: You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
Joel 2:27 NIV: Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed.
Pay Back:
2 Thessalonians 1:6 NIV: God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you
Pray/Prayer (and Related):
Philippians 4:6 NIV: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV: “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Romans 12:12 NIV: “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Matthew 21:21-22 NIV: “Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.””
1 John 5:14-15 NIV: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.”
Mark 11:24-25 NIV: “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.””
Ephesians 6:18 NIV: “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”
2 Corinthians 1:18-20 NIV: “But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.” For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.”
Protection/Rescue/Refuge/Plague:
Psalm 91 NIV: Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Punishment of the Wicked:
Psalm 11:6 NIV: On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
Quarrel(s)/Quarrelsome:
2 Timothy 2:24 NIV: And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
Proverbs 17:19 NIV: Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
Proverbs 18:1 NIV: An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Proverbs 17:14 NIV: Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
Proverbs 20:3 NIV: It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
Romans 14:1 NIV: Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.
2 Timothy 2:23 NIV: Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
Titus 3:9 NIV: But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless.
Proverbs 15:18 NIV: A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.
Proverbs 22:10 NIV: Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
2 Timothy 2:14 NIV: Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.
Refresh the Soul
Psalm 19:7 NIV: The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Psalm 23 NIV: The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Repentance:
Luke 15:10 NIV: In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Sick/Healing:
Psalm 91 NIV: (See Psalm 91 NIV under Protection/Rescue/Refuge/Plague)
Psalm 103:2-5 NIV: Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
James 5:14-16 NIV: Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Stumble:
1 John 2:10 NIV: Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.
Mark 9:42 NIV: “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.
1 Corinthians 10:32 NIV: Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God—
Tithing/Offering:
Deuteronomy 14:22 NIV: Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.
Proverbs 3:9-10 NIV: Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Unwholesome Talk:
Ephesians 4:29 NIV: Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Weary Soul:
Psalm 119:28 NIV: My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
Will of God:
1 John 2:17 NIV: The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
Word of God:
John 1:1-2 NIV: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Revelation 19:13 NIV: He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
Ephesians 6:17 NIV: Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Hebrews 4:12 NIV: For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Worship Only God:
Luke 4:8 NIV: Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’
Matthew 4:10 NIV: Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’
Exodus 34:14 NIV: Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
Psalm 81:9 NIV: You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not worship any god other than me.