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What Does the Bible Say About Life? (100 Verses)

Learn what the Bible says about Life. These are the 100 most relevant Bible verses and passages about Life.

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Proverbs 27:19 - "As in water face reflects face,..."
Psalm 121:7-8 - "The LORD will keep you from..."
Ephesians 5:15-16 - "Look carefully then how you walk,..."
Mark 8:36 - "For what does it profit a..."
Colossians 3:23-24 - "Whatever you do, work heartily, as..."
2 Corinthians 5:7 - "for we walk by faith, not..."
Proverbs 21:21 - "Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will..."
Psalm 73:26 - "My flesh and my heart may..."
1 Peter 3:10-11 - "For "Whoever desires to love life..."
Psalm 31:3 - "For you are my rock and..."
Ecclesiastes 3:1 - "For everything there is a season,..."
Proverbs 4:23 - "Keep your heart with all vigilance,..."
Psalm 37:7 - "Be still before the LORD and..."
Romans 12:2 - "Do not be conformed to this..."
Deuteronomy 30:16 - "If you obey the commandments of..."
John 6:35 - "Jesus said to them, "I am..."
Psalm 23:6 - "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow..."
Psalm 25:4 - "Make me to know your ways,..."
Proverbs 13:3 - "Whoever guards his mouth preserves his..."
Proverbs 19:8 - "Whoever gets sense loves his own..."
Hebrews 12:14 - "Strive for peace with everyone, and..."
John 7:38 - "Whoever believes in me, as the..."
Proverbs 10:17 - "Whoever heeds instruction is on the..."
James 3:13 - "Who is wise and understanding among..."
Galatians 2:20 - "I have been crucified with Christ...."
Matthew 16:25 - "For whoever would save his life..."
Ecclesiastes 7:10 - "Say not, "Why were the former..."
Matthew 6:34 - ""Therefore do not be anxious about..."
Psalm 37:5-6 - "Commit your way to the LORD;..."
1 Timothy 4:12 - "Let no one despise you for..."
1 John 4:9 - "In this the love of God..."
1 Corinthians 15:22 - "For as in Adam all die,..."
Psalm 118:24 - "This is the day that the..."
Philippians 2:14-16a - "Do all things without grumbling or..."
Matthew 6:25 - ""Therefore I tell you, do not..."
Ecclesiastes 7:14 - "In the day of prosperity be..."
Jeremiah 17:9-10 - "The heart is deceitful above all..."
Luke 11:28 - "But he said, "Blessed rather are..."
2 Timothy 3:16-17 - "All Scripture is breathed out by..."
Proverbs 3:1-2 - "My son, do not forget my..."
John 14:6 - "Jesus said to him, "I am..."
Galatians 5:25 - "If we live by the Spirit,..."
Psalm 16:11 - "You make known to me the..."
James 1:12 - "Blessed is the man who remains..."
Romans 14:8 - "If we live, we live to..."
Matthew 16:26 - "For what will it profit a..."
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - "Or do you not know that..."
Philippians 1:21 - "For to me to live is..."
Proverbs 13:12 - "Hope deferred makes the heart sick,..."
1 John 4:15 - "Whoever confesses that Jesus is the..."
Revelation 3:19 - "Those whom I love, I reprove..."
Proverbs 10:9 - "Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,..."
John 8:12 - "Again Jesus spoke to them, saying,..."
Matthew 5:14 - ""You are the light of the..."
Psalm 63:3-4 - "Because your steadfast love is better..."
1 Corinthians 6:12 - ""All things are lawful for me,"..."
1 Peter 1:15-16 - "but as he who called you..."
Psalm 119:93 - "I will never forget your precepts,..."
1 John 5:12 - "Whoever has the Son has life;..."
Acts 20:24 - "But I do not account my..."
Romans 8:6 - "To set the mind on the..."
2 Corinthians 10:3 - "For though we walk in the..."
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 - "I perceived that there is nothing..."
1 Corinthians 10:31 - "So, whether you eat or drink,..."
Proverbs 14:12 - "There is a way that seems..."
John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal..."
James 2:17 - "So also faith by itself, if..."
Matthew 10:39 - "Whoever finds his life will lose..."
Galatians 5:1 - "For freedom Christ has set us..."
Luke 12:22b-23 - "And he said to his disciples,..."
Genesis 50:20 - "As for you, you meant evil..."
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 - "For the love of Christ controls..."
Isaiah 57:15 - "For thus says the One who..."
Acts 17:28 - "for "'In him we live and..."
Psalm 90:4 - "For a thousand years in your..."
Psalm 119:1 - "Blessed are those whose way is..."
Psalm 34:22 - "The LORD redeems the life of..."
Philippians 4:12 - "I know how to be brought..."
Proverbs 4:26 - "Ponder the path of your feet;..."
Psalm 24:1 - "The earth is the LORD's and..."
Genesis 1:26 - "Then God said, "Let us make..."
James 1:18 - "Of his own will he brought..."
Proverbs 4:10 - "Hear, my son, and accept my..."
1 Corinthians 8:6 - "yet for us there is one..."
Ecclesiastes 3:11 - "He has made everything beautiful in..."
Matthew 3:8 - "Bear fruit in keeping with repentance...."
Ecclesiastes 9:7 - "Go, eat your bread in joy,..."
Amos 5:4 - "For thus says the LORD to..."
Romans 8:11 - "If the Spirit of him who..."
Deuteronomy 8:3 - "And he humbled you and let..."
Ecclesiastes 12:1 - "Remember also your Creator in the..."
1 Peter 1:18-19 - "knowing that you were ransomed from..."
Philippians 1:23-24 - "I am hard pressed between the..."
Psalm 54:4 - "Behold, God is my helper; the..."
Habakkuk 2:4 - ""Behold, his soul is puffed up;..."
Genesis 1:29 - "And God said, "Behold, I have..."
Ecclesiastes 12:13 - "The end of the matter; all..."
Isaiah 55:7 - "let the wicked forsake his way,..."
1 Peter 2:16 - "Live as people who are free,..."
2 Peter 1:3 - "His divine power has granted to..."

1. Proverbs 27:19

19 As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.

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2. Psalm 121:7-8

7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

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3. Ephesians 5:15-16

15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

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4. Mark 8:36

36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

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5. Colossians 3:23-24

23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

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6. 2 Corinthians 5:7

7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.

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7. Proverbs 21:21

21 Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.

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8. Psalm 73:26

26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

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9. 1 Peter 3:10-11

10 For "Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; 11 let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

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10. Psalm 31:3

3 For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me;

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11. Ecclesiastes 3:1

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

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12. Proverbs 4:23

23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

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13. Psalm 37:7

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

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14. Romans 12:2

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

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15. Deuteronomy 30:16

16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving the LORD your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.

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16. John 6:35

35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

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17. Psalm 23:6

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

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18. Psalm 25:4

4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.

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19. Proverbs 13:3

3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

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20. Proverbs 19:8

8 Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.

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21. Hebrews 12:14

14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

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22. John 7:38

38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'"

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23. Proverbs 10:17

17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.

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24. James 3:13

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.

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25. Galatians 2:20

20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

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26. Matthew 16:25

25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

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27. Ecclesiastes 7:10

10 Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

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28. Matthew 6:34

34 "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

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29. Psalm 37:5-6

5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. 6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

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30. 1 Timothy 4:12

12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

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31. 1 John 4:9

9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

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32. 1 Corinthians 15:22

22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

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33. Psalm 118:24

24 This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

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34. Philippians 2:14-16a

14 Do all things without grumbling or questioning, 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

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35. Matthew 6:25

25 "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

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36. Ecclesiastes 7:14

14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.

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37. Jeremiah 17:9-10

9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? 10 "I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds."

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38. Luke 11:28

28 But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

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39. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

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40. Proverbs 3:1-2

1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, 2 for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.

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41. John 14:6

6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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42. Galatians 5:25

25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

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43. Psalm 16:11

11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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44. James 1:12

12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

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45. Romans 14:8

8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.

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46. Matthew 16:26

26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?

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47. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

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48. Philippians 1:21

21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

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49. Proverbs 13:12

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

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50. 1 John 4:15

15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

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51. Revelation 3:19

19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

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52. Proverbs 10:9

9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

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53. John 8:12

12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

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54. Matthew 5:14

14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

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55. Psalm 63:3-4

3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. 4 So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

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56. 1 Corinthians 6:12

12 "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be enslaved by anything.

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57. 1 Peter 1:15-16

15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy."

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58. Psalm 119:93

93 I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life.

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59. 1 John 5:12

12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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60. Acts 20:24

24 But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

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61. Romans 8:6

6 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

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62. 2 Corinthians 10:3

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.

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63. Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

12 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; 13 also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil--this is God's gift to man.

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64. 1 Corinthians 10:31

31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

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65. Proverbs 14:12

12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

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66. John 10:10

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

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67. James 2:17

17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

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68. Matthew 10:39

39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

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69. Galatians 5:1

1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

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70. Luke 12:22b-23

22 And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

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71. Genesis 50:20

20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

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72. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

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73. Isaiah 57:15

15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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74. Acts 17:28

28 for "'In him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your own poets have said, "'For we are indeed his offspring.'

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75. Psalm 90:4

4 For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.

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76. Psalm 119:1

1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD!

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77. Psalm 34:22

22 The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

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78. Philippians 4:12

12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.

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79. Proverbs 4:26

26 Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.

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80. Psalm 24:1

1 The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,

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81. Genesis 1:26

26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

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82. James 1:18

18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

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83. Proverbs 4:10

10 Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.

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84. 1 Corinthians 8:6

6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

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85. Ecclesiastes 3:11

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.

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86. Matthew 3:8

8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.

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87. Ecclesiastes 9:7

7 Go, eat your bread in joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.

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88. Amos 5:4

4 For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek me and live;

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89. Romans 8:11

11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

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90. Deuteronomy 8:3

3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

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91. Ecclesiastes 12:1

1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";

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92. 1 Peter 1:18-19

18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

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93. Philippians 1:23-24

23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. 24 But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

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94. Psalm 54:4

4 Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.

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95. Habakkuk 2:4

4 "Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.

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96. Genesis 1:29

29 And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.

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97. Ecclesiastes 12:13

13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

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98. Isaiah 55:7

7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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99. 1 Peter 2:16

16 Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.

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100. 2 Peter 1:3

3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,

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