Balance

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.

Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. — read the full passage →

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Behold then the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell, severity; but toward thee, God’s goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

He isa trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. — read the full passage →

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

And he said unto them, Then render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.

And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain. — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — read the full passage →

Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?

saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. — read the full passage →

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?