1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature,
because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward
appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the
new has come.
Romans 12:3
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly
than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of
faith that God has assigned.
Genesis 1:26-27
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all
the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his
own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Psalm 139:14
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows
it very well.
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in
his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he
understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and
righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female
he created them.
Psalm 139:1-24
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are
acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it
altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. ...
1 John 3:1
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and
so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I
will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I
appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Psalm 139:13-14
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you,
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
1 John 4:10
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the
propitiation for our sins.
Ephesians 1:4
Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and
blameless before him. In love
1 Peter 3:3-4
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or
the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the
imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 6:28
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they
neither toil nor spin,
Romans 5:8
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
John 1:12
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children
of God,
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the
same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not
perish but have eternal life.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession,that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and
find grace to help in time of need.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships,persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Romans 12:16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be
wise in your own sight.
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.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give
you a future and a hope.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help
you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Psalm 139:13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
1 Samuel 2:3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of
knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Revelation 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that
must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
Colossians 3:12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness,
humility, meekness, and patience,
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the
life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for
me.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Luke 12:7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many
sparrows.
Jeremiah 31:3 The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I
have continued my faithfulness to you.
Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies
behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the
upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 10:12 Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending
themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with
one another, they are without understanding.
Romans 3:10-12 As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All
have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”
John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears
much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control
Romans 8:29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Acts 17:10-11 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived
they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in
Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see
if these things were so.
Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
adultery,
Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
1 Peter 1:18-19 Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with
perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a
lamb without blemish or spot.
Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 5:33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her
husband.
Galatians 4:4-5 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under
the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
1 Corinthians 6:20 For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living
sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 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.
Matthew 22:39
And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Ephesians 1:14 Who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.
Matthew 16:24-25 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
1 Corinthians 11:7 For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is
the glory of man.
Luke 12:15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Isaiah 49:16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
Isaiah 43:4 Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you,
peoples in exchange for your life.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you,
not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every
weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
Colossians 3:8-9 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your
mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices.
Ephesians 4:22 To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
Luke 18:9-14 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and
treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and
the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that
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I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
Matthew 16:26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a
man give in return for his soul?
Ecclesiastes 4:4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is
vanity and a striving after wind.
Psalm 23:1-6 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads
me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his
name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 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. ...
Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness
1 Peter 3:1-22 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, when they see your respectful
and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on
of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the
heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very
precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by
submitting to their own husbands...
2 Corinthians 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord
commends.
Acts 17:28 For in him we live and move and have our being; as even some of your own poets have said,
‘For we are indeed his offspring.’
Acts 10:34-35 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in
every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.”
John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not
perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but in order that the world might be saved through him.
John 2:25 And needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man
Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are
possible.”
1 Kings 8:39 Then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart
you know, according to all his ways (for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of
mankind).
Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the
contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
Romans 12:1I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living
sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life,
but the wrath of God remains on him.
John 1:14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the
only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not
revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.”
Genesis 2:20-23 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the
field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. So the Lord God caused a deep
sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with
flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and
brought her to the man. Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my
flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”
Colossians 3:3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Philippians 2:6 Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped.
1 Corinthians 15:24-28 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every
rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his
feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For “God has put all things in subjection under
his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who
put all things in subjection under him. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
1 Corinthians 8:11 And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died
Acts 15:9 And he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith
Luke 15:1-32 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and
the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them
this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not 10 leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And
when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing...
Proverbs 23:7 For he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is
not with you.
Psalm 103:3 Who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases.
Psalm 30:1-12 A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple. I will extol you, O Lord, for you have
drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me. O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to
life from among those who go down to the pit. Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and
give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning
1 Timothy 2:4 Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.