Blessed & Bearded's Biblical Blog

  Jeremiah 20:11 But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten. Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for, in the same way, they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 2 Corinthians 4:7-13 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power from God and not from us. 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of ...

  1 John 3:1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Proverbs 18:24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Psalm 94:14 For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance. Isaiah 41:17 The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. Isaiah 53:3-4 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. 4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, sticker by him, and afflicted. Deuteronomy 4:31 The Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon o...

  Proverbs 22:4 Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life. Proverbs 8:18-19 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. 19 My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot, and be happy in their toil-this is a gift of God. Psalm 1:3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither whatever they do prospers. Psalm 112:1 Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Psalm 128:1-2 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. 2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Joshua 1:8 Do not leaf this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everythi...

  Psalm 112:5 Good will comes to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. Proverbs 11:24-25 One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly but comes to poverty. 25 A generous person will proper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Matthew 6:2-4 So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocritics do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Proverbs 22:9 The generous will themselves be blessed, for t...

  Deuteronomy 15:7-8 If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them. 8 Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need. 1 Samuel 2:8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s upon them he has set the world.” Psalm 35:10 My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, Lord? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.” Luke 14:12-14 Then Jesus said to his host,” When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blesse...

  Proverbs 12:19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. Proverbs 12:22 The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin. Proverbs 24:26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. Proverbs 16:13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right. Proverbs 13:6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner. Psalm 86:11 Teach me your ways, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. Psalm 41:12 In my integrity, you uphold me and set me in your presence forever. Ephesians 4:22-25 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful...