Bible Cross References
seekest
2 Kings 5:26
But Elisha said, "Wasn't I there in spirit when the man got out of his chariot to meet you? This is no time to accept money and clothes, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, or servants!
Romans 12:16
Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties. Do not think of yourselves as wise.
1 Corinthians 7:26-32
26
Considering the present distress, I think it is better for a man to stay as he is.
27
Do you have a wife? Then don't try to get rid of her. Are you unmarried? Then don't look for a wife.
28
But if you do marry, you haven't committed a sin; and if an unmarried woman marries, she hasn't committed a sin. But I would rather spare you the everyday troubles that married people will have.
29
What I mean, my friends, is this: there is not much time left, and from now on married people should live as though they were not married;
30
those who weep, as though they were not sad; those who laugh, as though they were not happy; those who buy, as though they did not own what they bought;
31
those who deal in material goods, as though they were not fully occupied with them. For this world, as it is now, will not last much longer.
32
I would like you to be free from worry. An unmarried man concerns himself with the Lord's work, because he is trying to please the Lord.
1 Timothy 6:6-9
6
Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.
7
What did we bring into the world? Nothing! What can we take out of the world? Nothing!
8
So then, if we have food and clothes, that should be enough for us.
9
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful desires, which pull them down to ruin and destruction.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never leave you; I will never abandon you."
seek
Matthew 6:25-32
25
"This is why I tell you: do not be worried about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about clothes for your body. After all, isn't life worth more than food? And isn't the body worth more than clothes?
26
Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren't you worth much more than birds?
27
Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it?
28
"And why worry about clothes? Look how the wild flowers grow: they do not work or make clothes for themselves.
29
But I tell you that not even King Solomon with all his wealth had clothes as beautiful as one of these flowers.
30
It is God who clothes the wild grass---grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, burned up in the oven. Won't he be all the more sure to clothe you? What little faith you have!
31
"So do not start worrying: 'Where will my food come from? or my drink? or my clothes?'
32
(These are the things the pagans are always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things.
I will bring
Jeremiah 25:26
Genesis 6:12
God looked at the world and saw that it was evil, for the people were all living evil lives.
Isaiah 66:16
By fire and sword he will punish all the people of the world whom he finds guilty---and many will be put to death.
Zephaniah 3:8
"Just wait," the LORD says. "Wait for the day when I rise to accuse the nations. I have made up my mind to gather nations and kingdoms in order to let them feel the force of my anger. The whole earth will be destroyed by the fire of my fury.
thy life
Jeremiah 21:9
Anyone who stays in the city will be killed in war or by starvation or disease. But those who go out and surrender to the Babylonians, who are now attacking the city, will not be killed; they will at least escape with their life.
Jeremiah 38:2
the LORD had said, "Whoever stays on in the city will die in war or of starvation or disease. But those who go out and surrender to the Babylonians will not be killed; they will at least escape with their life."
Jeremiah 39:18
I will keep you safe, and you will not be put to death. You will escape with your life because you have put your trust in me. I, the LORD, have spoken."