Scriptures for Life

SCRIPTURES FOR LIFE

You can speak the Word of God over your life as a prayer or as a confession of faith. It will make a difference when you believe it in your heart and confess it with your mouth. The scripture references are listed below according to topic.

ANGER

>Psalm 37:8 >Psalm 103:8 >Proverbs 14:29 >Proverbs 15:1 >Proverbs 15:18 >Proverbs 19:11 >Ecclesiastes 7:9 >Ephesians 4:26 >Ephesians 4:31-32 >Colossians 3:8 >James 1:19-20

ANOINTING

>Psalm 20:6 >Psalm 23:5 >Psalm 45:7 >Psalm 92:10 >Isaiah 10:27 >Isaiah 61:1 >Mark 6:13 >2 Corinthians 1:21 >1 John 2:20 >1 John 2:27

ANXIETY & WORRY

>Deuteronomy 31:6 >Psalm 86:7 >Psalm 139:23-24 >Proverbs 15:15 >Matthew 6:27 >Matthew 6:31 >Matthew 6:33-34 >Mark 4:19 >Philippians 4:6-7 >1 Peter 5:7

AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVER

>Matthew 12:29 >Matthew 16:19 >Matthew 28:18-19 >Matthew 28:18-19 >Mark 16:17-18 >Luke 10:19 >Ephesians 1:17-22 >Ephesians 2:6 >James 4:7

COMPROMISE

>Exodus 34:12 >Psalm 1:1 >Psalm 119:2-3 >Proverbs 25:26 >Acts 23:1 >1 Timothy 3:9 >Hebrews 11:25 >1 Peter 2:9

CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY

>Deuteronomy 4:7 >2 Chronicles 7:14 >Psalm 122:6-7 >Proverbs 11:11 >Proverbs 24:21 >Proverbs 28:7 >Jeremiah 29:7 >Matthew 22:21 >Romans 13:1 >Romans 13:7 >1 Timothy 2:1-3 >Titus 3:1-2 >1 Peter 2:13-17

CONFESSIONS FOR HUSBANDS

>Joshua 24:15 >Proverbs 3:3 >Ecclesiastes 9:9 >Mark 10:6-9 >Ephesians 4:31-32 >Ephesians 5:25-28 >Colossians 3:8-10 >1 Corinthians 13:1-8 >Hebrews 13:4 >James 5:16 >1 Peter 3:7

CONFESSIONS FOR WIVES

>Proverbs 12:4 >Proverbs 19:14 >Proverbs 31:10-12 >Proverbs 31:26 >1 Corinthians 6:20 >1 Corinthians 7:3 >1 Corinthians 13:1-8 >Ephesians 5:33 >1 Thessalonians 5:11 >1 Thessalonians 5:15-18 >1 Timothy 3:11 >Titus 2:4-5 >1 Peter 3:1-5 >1 John 3:18

CONFESSIONS FOR PARENTS

>Deuteronomy 6:2-5 >Deuteronomy 28:13 >Deuteronomy 30:19-20 >Proverbs 14:16 >Proverbs 17:6 >Proverbs 31:28 >Isaiah 54:13 >Jeremiah 18:6 >Romans 15:2 >1 Corinthians 15:33 >2 Corinthians 6:14 >Galatians 5:16 >Ephesians 1:17-18 >Ephesians 6:4 >Philippians 2:14 >Colossians 1:3, 5, 9-14 >2 Timothy 2:15

CONFESSIONS FOR SINGLES

>Psalm 3:3-4 >Psalm 27:4 >Psalm 27:14 >Psalm 37:1 >Psalm 37:3-5 >Psalm 55:12 >Psalm 91:14-16 >Ecclesiastes 7:8-9 >Isaiah 43:1-3 >Isaiah 61:1-3 >Jeremiah 31:13 >Matthew 28:20 >Romans 8:25 >1 Peter 5:7

CONFESSIONS FOR FAMILIES

>Deuteronomy 28:8, 11-12 >Joshua 24:15 >Proverbs 24:3-4 >Acts 20:32 >Ephesians 1:3 >Colossians 3:13-15 >1 John 4:7,11 >3 John 2

CONFESSING THE WORD

>Joshua 1:8 >Psalm 119:105 <Isaiah 48:6-7 >Isaiah 55:11 >Isaiah 65:16 >Jeremiah 1:12 >Romans 4:17 >Mark 11:23 >Hebrews 4:12, 14 >Hebrews 10:23

CONFIDENCE

>Joshua 1:9 >Psalm 18:29 >Psalm 37:3 >Psalm 57:7 >Psalm 84:12 > Psalm 131:1-2 >Proverbs 29:25 >Isaiah 26:3 >Isaiah 30:15 >Micah 7:7 >Philippians 1:6 >Philippians 3:3 >Hebrews 4:16 >Hebrews 10:35

CONTENTMENT

>Psalm 16:6 >Psalm 84:10 >Psalm 92:4-5 >Psalm 107:8-9 >Proverbs 14:30 >John 6:35 >Philippians 4:10-11,19 >1 Timothy 6:6-8 >Hebrews 13:5-6

CONTROL

>Acts 5:29 >Romans 8:9 >1 Corinthians 4:3-4 >2 Corinthians 5:14 >Galatians 1:10 >Colossians 1:10 >1 Thessalonians 2:4

COURAGE

>Deuteronomy 31:6 >Joshua 1:9 >2 Chronicles 32:7-8 >Psalm 27:14 >Psalm 31:24 >Matthew 14:27 >1 Corinthians 15:58 >1 Corinthians 16:13 >1 John 5:14

DEPRESSION

>Deuteronomy 31:8 >Psalm 3:3 >Psalm 34:15, 17 >Psalm 40:1-3 >Psalm 42:5-6,8,11 >Psalm 77:1-2 >Psalm 91:14-16 >Isaiah 54:4 >Isaiah 60:1 >2 Corinthians 7:6 >1Peter 5:6,7

DETERMINATION

>Isaiah 40:31 >1 Corinthians 2:2 >Colossians 3:2 >1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 >1 Timothy 6:11-14 >1 Peter 5:9

DILIGENCE

>Exodus 15:26 >Deuteronomy 4:9 >Psalm 119:4 >Proverbs 4:23 >Proverbs 8:17 >Proverbs 10:4 >Proverbs 12:24 >Proverbs 13:4 >Proverbs 21:5 >Hebrews 11:6

DISCOURAGEMENT AND DESPAIR

>Psalm 3:3 >Psalm 30:11-12 >John 10:10 >John 16:33 >Romans 8:28 >2 Corinthians 1:4 >2 Corinthians 4:8 >2 Corinthians 4:16-17 >2 Corinthians 12:9 >Philippians 4:13

EMOTIONS

>Psalm 7:9 >Psalm 30:5 >Psalm 34:18 >Psalm 42:5 >Psalm 51:8, 12 >Psalm 94:13 >Psalm 147:3 >Romans 8:8 >Philippians 4:11 >Hebrews 4:15-16 >1 Peter 5:9

ENCOURAGEMENT AND COMFORT

>Psalm 27:5 >Psalm 31:7 >Psalm 57:2-3 >Psalm 62:1-2 >Psalm 119:50 >Psalm 138:7-8 >2 Corinthians 4:17-18 >2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

FAITH

>Habakkuk 2:4 >Matthew 17:20 >Mark 11:23 >Romans 3:28 >Romans 5:2 >Romans 14:23 >Romans 15:13 >1 Corinthians 2:5 >2 Corinthians 5:7 >Galatians 3:24-25 >Ephesians 3:12 >Ephesians 6:16 >1 Timothy 6:12 >Hebrews 10:22-23 >Hebrews 11:1, 3, 6 >James 2:17

FAVOR

>Job 10:12 >Psalm 5:12 >Psalm 30:7 >Psalm 89:17 >Proverbs 3:4 >Proverbs 11:27 >Proverbs 12:2 >Proverbs 14:9 >Matthew 5:4 >2 Corinthians 12:9 >2 Corinthians 4:14-15 >Ephesians 2:4-7 >Hebrews 4:16

FEAR

>Psalm 23:4 >Psalm 27:1 >Psalm 91:4-5 >Psalm 112:7-8 >Proverbs 29:25 >Isaiah 41:10 >Isaiah 54:14 >Luke 12:32 >2 Timothy 1:7 >Hebrews 13:5-6 >1 Peter 3:14 >1 John 4:18

FORGIVENESS

>2 Chronicles 30:9 >Matthew 6:14 >Mark 11:25-26 >Luke 6:37 >Romans 4:7-8 >Ephesians 4:32 >Colossians 3:13 >James 5:15 >1 John 1:9-10 >1 John 2:12

GRACE

>Psalm 84:11 >Luke 2:40 >Acts 13:43 >Romans 3:24 >Romans 5:15, 20-21 >1 Corinthians 3:9-11 >Ephesians 2:8 >James 4:6

GUILT AND CONDEMNATION

>Psalm 18:23 >Psalm 51:1-2, 7-9 >Isaiah 53:5 >Romans 3:11-12, 21-22 >Romans 8:1-2, 10, 33-34 >2 Corinthians 5:21 >Hebrews 1:3 >Hebrews 10:22-23 >1 John 3:18-20

HEALTH AND HEALING

>Psalm 30:2 >Psalm 103:3 >Psalm 107:20 >Psalm 118;17 >Psalm 147:3 >Proverbs 4:20-22 >Isaiah 58:8 >Jeremiah 17:14 >Jeremiah 30:17 >James 5:14-15 >1 Peter 2:24 >3 John 2

HEARING FROM GOD

>Deuteronomy 28:1 >Psalm 40:6 >Psalm 95:7-8 >Psalm 119:129-130 >Jeremiah 7:23 >Matthew 7:24-25 >Matthew 13:19, 23 >John 10:5, 27 >Romans 10:17 >James 1:22-25

HELP

>Psalm 28:7 >Psalm 34:15,17 >Psalm 50:15 >Psalm 55:22 >Psalm 94:17-19 >Psalm 143:10-11 >Isaiah 50:7 >Nahum 1:7 >Hebrews 13:6

HOLINESS

>Leviticus 20:7 >Acts 24:16 >Romans 6:22 >Romans 12:1-2 >1 Corinthians 6:19-20 >Ephesians 1:4 >Ephesians 4:23-24 >Colossians 1:22 >Hebrews 12:10, 14 >1 Peter 1 :14-15

HOPE

<Psalm 33:18 <Psalm 147:11 <Proverbs 13:12 <Lamentations 3:24-26 <Romans 12:12 <Romans 15:4,13 <1 Corinthians 13:10,12-13 <1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 54 <Ephesians 1:18 <1 Peter 1:13

HUMILITY AND PRIDE

<Psalm 25:9 <Psalm 69:32 <Psalm 147:6 <Proverbs 11:2 <Proverbs 15:33 <Proberbs 16:19 <Proverbs 29:23 <Micah 6:8 <James 4:10 1 Peter 5:6

INSECURITY

<Psalm 27:1 <Psalm 91:1, 4 <Proverbs 1:3 <Proverbs 14:26 <Proverbs 18:10 <Isaiah 41:10 <Isaiah 54:17 <Romans 8:28, 37-39 <2 Corinthians 12:9 <Philippians 4:13 <Hebrews 13:6

INTEGRITY

<Psalm 15:4 <Psalm 25:21 <Psalm 26:1-5 <Proverbs 11:2-3 <Matthew 5:41 <Acts 23:1 <Acts 24:16 <Romans 9:1 <1 Corinthians 12:31 <Philippians 1:10-11 <1 Timothy 1:5, 19 <2 Peter 1:3

LAZINESS AND PASSIVITY

<Proverbs 5:23 <Proverbs 6:4, 10-11 <Proverbs 12:9 <Proverbs 20:4 <Proverbs 26:15-16 <Ecclesiastes 10:18 <Colossians 3:1 < Hebrews 6:11-12 <Hebrews 11:6 <Revelation 3:15-16

LONELINESS

<Genesis 28:15 <1 Samuel 12:22 <Psalm 25:16 <Psalm 27:10 <Psalm 46:1 <Isaiah 41:10 <Matthew 28:20 <John 14:18 <Matthew 28:20 <2 Corinthians 6:18 <Hebrews 13:5

PATIENCE

<Psalm 37:34 <Psalm 40:1 <Ecclesiastes 7:8 <Romans 5:3-4 <Galatians 6:9 <Colossians 1:11-12 <Hebrews 6:12 <James 1:2-4 <James 5:7-8 <Revelation 3:10

PEACE

<Job 22:21 <Psalm 85:8, 10-11 <Proverbs 16:7 <Isaiah 54:10 <Isaiah 58:8 <John 14:27 <Philippians 4:7 <2 Thessalonians 3:16 <Hebrews 12:14

POWER

<Isaiah 40:29 <Luke 10:19 <Acts 1:8 <1 Corinthians 15:57 <2 Corinthians 1:21-22 <2Corinthians 12:9 <Ephesians 1:17, 19 <Ephesians 3:16 <2 Timothy 1:7

PRAYER

<Job 22:27 <Psalm 34:4, 15 <Psalm 38:15 <Psalm 145:18-19 <Proverbs 15:29 <Isaiah 55:6 <Matthew 7:7-8 <Matthew 7:7-8 <Matthew 18:19 <Luke 18:1 <John 16:24 <Romans 8:26 <1 Thessalonians 5:17 <Hebrews 4:16

PROSPERITY, FINANCES, AND GIVING

<Deuteronomy 8:18 <Deuteronomy 28:8, 11 <Psalm 1:3 <Psalm 34:10 <Malachi 3:10 <Matthew 6:3-4, 19-21 <Luke 6:38 <Acts 10:5 <Romans 13:8 <2 Corinthians 9:6-7 <Philippians 4:19 <3 John 2

PROTECTION

<Deuteronomy 33:27 <Job 11:18-19 <Psalm 9:9 <Psalm 32:7 <Psalm 52:8-9 <Psalm 91:1-2, 9-11 <Proverbs 14:26 <Hebrews 6:18

RECEIVING GOD'S LOVE

<Proverbs 8:17 <John 3:16 <John 15:9 <John 16:27 <Romans 5:5 <1 Corinthians 8:3 <1 Corinthians 16:14 <2 Corinthians 5:14-15 <Ephesians 3:17-19 <Ephesians 4:15 <Ephesians 5:2 <1 John 4:16, 19 <Jude 20-21

REJECTION

<Leviticus 26:11 <Isaiah 54:17 <Joshua 1:9 < Matthew28:20 <Luke 10:10-11 <John 15:16 <Romans 8:31, 37 <Ephesians 1:4-6

SEEKING GOD

<Deuteronomy 4:29 <2 Chronicles 7:14, 15:2 <Psalm 27:4 <Lamentations 3:25, 33 <Matthew 7:7,8 <Luke 12:29, 31 <John 5:30 <Colossians 3:1 <Hebrews 11:6

SELF-CONTROL

<Proverbs 15:18, 25:28, 31:16 <Ecclesiastes 5:2,4, 7:9 <Lamentations 3:26-27 <Luke 21:19 <1 Corinthians 6:12, 13:4-5 <Galatians 5:22-23 <Colossians 3:12-14 <2 Peter 1:5-7

SELFISHNESS

<Genesis 12:2 <Proverbs 28:27 <Mark 8:34 <Romans 12:10, 15:2 <1 Corinthians 9:19, 10:24,33 <2 Corinthians 5:15 <Galatians 6:2 <Philippians 2:3-7 <1 Timothy 5:6 <1 John 3:17-18

SPIRITUAL WARFARE

<Deuteronomy 28:7 <Psalm 35:1-3 <Romans 7:23-25, 8:37 <2 Corinthians 10:3-4 <Ephesians 6:11 <1 Timothy 6:12 <1 Peter 2:11-12, 5:8

STRESS

<Psalm 37:5, 39:6, 127:2 <Isaiah 40:29 <Matthew 6:25, 31, 33 <Mark 4:19 <Luke 12:27, 21:34 <1 Corinthians 7:32 <Philippians 1:10, 4:6, 8-9 <1 Peter 5:7

SUBMISSION TO AUTHORITY GOD'S AND MAN'S

<Joshua 24:24 <1 Samuel 15:23 <Psalm 103:17-18, 112:1, 119:44-45 <Isaiah 1:19-20 <Luke 11:28 <Ephesians 6:5 <James 4:7-8 <1 Peter 2:18-19 <1 John 3:22

SUBMISSION TO AUTHORITY FOR WIVES

<John 14:15 <Romans 13:1-2 <1 Corinthians 8:3 <1 Peter 3:1-2

TAKING CARE OF YOUR BODY

<Exodus 23:25 <Proverbs 3:7-8, 4:10, 20-22, 16:24, 17:22, 18:9 <Jeremiah 30:17 <1 Corinthians 6:13, 19-20 <1 Thessalonians 5:23 <1 Peter 5:8 <3 John 2

TEMPTATION

<Psalm 46:1, 138:3, 143:10 <Proverbs 1:10, 15, 4:14-15 <Mark 14:38 <Luke 22:40 <Romans 12:21 <James 1:12, 4:7

THE GOODNESS OF GOD

<Psalm 34:8, 37:4-6, 84:11, 135:3, 145:9 <Proverbs 10:22 <Jeremiah 29:11, 33:11 <Nahum 1:7 <Luke 12:32 <Romans 2:4 <1 Corinthians 2:9 <Philippians 4:19

THE MIND

<Psalm 139:1-4 <Proverbs 3:5-6, 21:5, 23:7 <Romans 12:2 <2 Corinthians 10:5 <Ephesians 4:22-24 <Philippians 4:8 <2 Timothy 1:7

THE POWER OF WORDS

<Psalm 19:14, 34:13, 141:3 <Proverbs 10:11, 31, 13:3, 15:1, 23, 16:23, 18:21, 25:11 <Isaiah 50:4 <Matthew 12:34-37, <Ephesians 4:29 <1 Peter 3:10

TRUST

<2 Samuel 22:31-33 <Psalm 2:12, 18:2-3, 20:7, 31:14-15, 56:3-4, 62:8 <Proverbs 3:5-8, 29:25 <Isaiah 30:15 <Nahum 1:7 <1 Timothy 4:10 <Hebrews 2:13

VICTORY

<2 Samuel 8:6 <1 Chronicles 29:11 <Psalm 149:4 <Proverbs 24:6 <Romans 8:37 <1 Corinthians 15:54, 57 <2 Corinthians 2:14 <1 John 5:1-5

WAITING ON GOD AND IN HIS TIMING

<Psalm 25:5, 31:14-15, 37:7, 39:7-8, 62:1-2, 145:15-16 <Isaiah 30:18, 40:31 <Habakkuk 2:3

WALKING IN LOVE

<Deuteronomy 10:12 <John 13:34 <Ephesians 4:1-2, 5:2 <Colossians 3:12-14 <1John 4:7-8, 12, 17-19

WISDOM

<Psalm 111:40 <Proverbs 1:5, 2:1-5, 3:5-7, 13-15, 35, 8:11, 35, 19:20 <James 1:5

WORSHIP

<Psalm 5:7, 22:27, 25:14, 29:2 119:38 <Proverbs 3:7 <Ecclesiastes 3:14 <John 4:24 <Romans 12:1 <Philippians 3:3 <Hebrews 12:28

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