Topic

Suicide

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1 Corinthians 3:16–17

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 7:17

Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Psalms 34:17–20

The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →

Jeremiah 29:11

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.

1 Corinthians 6:19–20

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 →

Proverbs 3:5–6

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 3:17

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

Psalms 147:3

He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

Psalms 13:2–4

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? — read the full passage →

Exodus 20:13

Thou shalt not kill.

1 Corinthians 6:20

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

John 12:25

He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Romans 8:38–39

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

John 10:10

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

2 Samuel 17:23

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

Romans 10:13

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Deuteronomy 30:19

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;

John 10:28

and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

Isaiah 41:10

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.

Revelation 9:6

And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them.

Mark 16:16

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Psalms 55:22

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

2 Corinthians 12:9

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Romans 12:2

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.

Romans 5:2–8

through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. — read the full passage →

Matthew 6:34

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

Jeremiah 20:14–18

Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. — read the full passage →

2 Corinthians 4:8–9

we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair; — read the full passage →

Psalms 118:17

I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of Jehovah.

John 16:33

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.

1 Kings 16:15–20

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. — read the full passage →

Job 1:21

and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

Job 7:15–16

So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones. — read the full passage →

Jonah 4:3

Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

1 John 4:4

Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

Matthew 27:3–5

Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, — read the full passage →

Proverbs 11:17

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

James 4:7

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Hebrews 9:27

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

Judges 16:25–30

And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. And they set him between the pillars: — read the full passage →

Matthew 11:28

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

John 14:1

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.

Judges 9:50–55

Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. — read the full passage →

Isaiah 40:31

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Hebrews 13:5–6

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. — read the full passage →

Romans 8:1–2

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

1 Peter 5:6–7

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

Hebrews 10:35–36

Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 5:29

for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

Romans 15:13

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 1:10

who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver: on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

Psalms 23:1–6

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Revelation 21:4

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

1 John 1:9

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

Romans 8:28

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

1 John 3:15

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

1 Kings 19:1–21

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. — read the full passage →

1 Samuel 31:3–5

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. — read the full passage →

Joshua 1:9

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be reprobate.

Job 10:12

Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Psalms 42:5

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? Andwhy art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him Forthe help of his countenance.

Philippians 1:6

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

Job 30:23

For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living.

Hebrews 11:1–40

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Colossians 2:13–14

And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses; — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 32:39

See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

Genesis 2:7

And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

John 5:24

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

Luke 1:37

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Psalms 30:8–12

I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication: — read the full passage →

Colossians 1:1–29

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

Psalms 94:1–23

O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. — read the full passage →

Joshua 2:24

And they said unto Joshua, Truly Jehovah hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.

Exodus 33:14

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

Genesis 28:15

And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

1 Peter 4:6–5:10

For unto this end was the gospel preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. — read the full passage →

Isaiah 55:6–11

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near: — read the full passage →

Psalms 138:7–139:24

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me. — read the full passage →

Psalms 71:9–20

Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth. — read the full passage →

Job 18:4–19:29

Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place? — read the full passage →

Proverbs 8:32–36

Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways. — read the full passage →

Psalms 51:17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

2 Peter 2:9–12

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment; — read the full passage →

James 1:2–12

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

Isaiah 51:7–52:7

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye dismayed at their revilings. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 23:1–35

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; — read the full passage →

Psalms 34:1–35:28

I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

Philippians 1:21–27

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. — read the full passage →

Romans 10:3–12:1

For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 2:1–3:19

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 1:4–5

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: — read the full passage →

Acts 16:20–31

and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, — read the full passage →

Luke 17:33–18:1

Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. — read the full passage →

Isaiah 28:15–22

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: — read the full passage →

Proverbs 10:18–11:8

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 1:19–2:22

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof. — read the full passage →

Job 28:13–29:2

Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living. — read the full passage →

Job 10:1–11:20

My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. — read the full passage →

Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.