Balance

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

Let your gentleness be known to 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 →

Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

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

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

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

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

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

A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.

If then you 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 through Christ, who strengthens me.

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

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

He said to them, “You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

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

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring 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 anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain. — read the full passage →

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. — read the full passage →

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. — read the full passage →

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

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

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

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

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

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

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

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

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in 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 →

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 who endures to the end, the same will be saved.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well. — read the full passage →

Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, 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 market wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

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

For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and marked off the sky with his span, and calculated 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 when he is old he will not depart from it.

You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, one heavy and one light.

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

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

And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

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

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

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

Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

Whatever you 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 desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those 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 →

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

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

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?