Daily Bible Verses

²² The Lord detests lying lips,
but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

²³ The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,
but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.

²⁴ Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labour.

²⁵ Anxiety weighs down the heart,
but a kind word cheers it up.

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²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance.
    To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
²⁸ Your God has commanded your strength.
    Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.
³⁵ You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries.
    The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people.
    Praise be to God!

Heavenly father
give us grace to be nourished by you today 

⁹ So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it. 
¹⁰ Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
¹¹ Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred fifty-three great fish.
Even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.
^12…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to see those things/people who we put in place of you.

⁵ “To whom will you compare me, and consider my equal,
    and compare me, as if we were the same?
⁶ Some pour out gold from the bag,
    and hire a goldsmith,
    and he makes it a god.
They fall down—
    yes, they worship.
⁸ “Remember…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to honour all people 

1 My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality. 
² For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, 
and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in, 
³ and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;”
and you tell…

Heavenly father
give us grace to respond to you today

⁷So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord,
he wrapped his coat around himself (for he was naked),
and threw himself into the sea. 
⁸ But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish. 

¹⁵ The way of fools seems right to them,
but the wise listen to advice.

¹⁶ Fools show their annoyance at once,
but the prudent overlook an insult.

¹⁷ An honest witness tells the truth,
but a false witness tells lies.

¹⁸ The words of the reckless pierce like swords,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

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⁷ God, when you went out before your people,
    when you marched through the wilderness… Selah.

⁸ The earth trembled.
    The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai—
    at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain.
   ¹⁰ You, God, prepared your…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to listen to and act upon your guidance, particularly when have previously failed. 

5 Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?”
They answered him, “No.”
6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.”
They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish. 
7 That disciple…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to allow you to carry us when we are weary, rather than look to those things which bring us aditional burdens. 

1 [The Babylonian] idols are a burden for the weary.
² They could not deliver the burden,
    but they have gone into captivity.

³ “Listen to me, all the remnant of the house of Israel,
    that have been carried from their birth,
…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be careful with what we say, and to seek out those who need help

²⁶ If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious
while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart,
this man’s religion is worthless. 
²⁷ Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this:
to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep oneself…

Heavenly father
give us grace to have hope when we fail 

¹ After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias
He revealed himself this way. 
² Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 
³ Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.”
They told him, “We are also coming…

⁸ A person is praised according to their prudence,
and one with a warped mind is despised.

⁹ Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

¹⁰ The righteous care for the needs of their animals,
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ Those who work their land will have…

¹ Let God arise!
    Let his enemies be scattered!
    Let them who hate him also flee before him.
³ But let the righteous rejoice before God.
    Yes, let them rejoice with gladness ⁴before him!

⁵ A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows
⁶ God sets the lonely in families.
He brings out the…

Heavenly father
give us grace to listen to what is written in the bible, and grace to allow ourselves to believe in Jesus and to have life in his name

²⁹ Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed.
Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”
³⁰ Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; 
…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to have confidence and hope in proclaiming in deed and word that Jesus was reconciling ALL things to himself

²² “Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth;
    for I am God, and there is no other.
²³ I have sworn by myself.
    The word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not be revoked,
that to me every knee…

Heavenly father
give us grace to put into practice those things we have heard and know to be right today - particularly to put away what it filthy and wicked.
give us the humility to face up to our past and present failures to do this. 

²¹ Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness,
receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 

²² …

Heavenly father
give us grace to be with fellow believers, to give space for you, to hear your peaceable words, to reach out to you and to see you today.

²⁶ After eight days again his disciples were inside and Thomas was with them.
Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the middle,
and said, “Peace be to you.” 
²⁷ Then he said to…

¹ Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but whoever hates correction is stupid.

² Good people obtain favour from the …

¹ May God be merciful to us, bless us,
    and cause his face to shine on us. Selah (pause).

² That your way may be known on earth,
    and your salvation among all nations,
³ let the peoples praise you, God.
    Let all the peoples praise you.
⁴ Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
    for you will…

Heavenly father
give us the grace, courage and honesty to face up to what we do and no not believe

²⁴ But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn’t with them when Jesus came. 
²⁵ The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails,
put my finger into the print of the nails,
and put my hand into his…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to see how we turn away to other sources of fulfilment and strength, and to turn to you for these today. 

²⁰ “Assemble yourselves and come.
    Draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations.
Those have no knowledge who carry the wood of their engraved image,
    and pray to a god that can’t save.
²¹ Declare and present it.
…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be swift to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger

¹⁹ So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be
swift to hear,
slow to speak,
and slow to anger; ²⁰ for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God. 

Heavenly father
give us the grace of your holy spirit today to face up to what causes pain (in people’s hands and sides) and to be a forgiving presence

²⁰ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord. 
²¹ Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send…

15 The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded. 
2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin.
The Lord is with you when you are with him. 
If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. 
3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach and without the law. 
4 But in their…