Negative Influences

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

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

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, 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.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. — read the full passage →

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: — read the full passage →

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

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

Open rebuke is better than secret love. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; — read the full passage →

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; — read the full passage →

But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; — read the full passage →

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, 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. — read the full passage →

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? — read the full passage →

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

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

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. — read the full passage →

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

Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

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

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.