Using Your Time Wisely

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

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

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.

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

And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when wefirstbelieved.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms. — read the full passage →

(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: — read the full passage →

It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; Forso he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him. — read the full passage →

The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah; the mighty man crieth there bitterly.

But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; — read the full passage →

And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. — read the full passage →

let no man beguile you in any wise: for it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; — read the full passage →

And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not.

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,

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

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

We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

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.

a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.

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;

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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

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. — read the full passage →

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

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hastyhastethonly to want.

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

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.

But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God. — read the full passage →

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.

Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

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

Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Eventhe days that were ordainedfor me, When as yet there was none of them.

Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations. — read the full passage →

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

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.

Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name.

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 →

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.