Bible Cross References
turn
Hosea 14:1
Return to the LORD your God, people of Israel. Your sin has made you stumble and fall.
Proverbs 1:23
Listen when I reprimand you; I will give you good advice and share my knowledge with you.
Isaiah 31:6
God said, "People of Israel, you have sinned against me and opposed me. But now, come back to me!
Isaiah 55:6
Turn to the LORD and pray to him, now that he is near.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the LORD, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.
Jeremiah 3:14-22
14
"Unfaithful people, come back; you belong to me. I will take one of you from each town and two from each clan, and I will bring you back to Mount Zion.
15
I will give you rulers who obey me, and they will rule you with wisdom and understanding.
16
Then when you have become numerous in that land, people will no longer talk about my Covenant Box. They will no longer think about it or remember it; they will not even need it, nor will they make another one.
17
When that time comes, Jerusalem will be called 'The Throne of the LORD,' and all nations will gather there to worship me. They will no longer do what their stubborn and evil hearts tell them.
18
Israel will join with Judah, and together they will come from exile in the country in the north and will return to the land that I gave your ancestors as a permanent possession."
19
The LORD says, "Israel, I wanted to accept you as my child and give you a delightful land, the most beautiful land in all the world. I wanted you to call me father and never again turn away from me.
20
But like an unfaithful wife, you have not been faithful to me. I, the LORD, have spoken."
21
A noise is heard on the hilltops: it is the people of Israel crying and pleading because they have lived sinful lives and have forgotten the LORD their God.
22
Return, all of you who have turned away from the LORD; he will heal you and make you faithful. You say, "Yes, we are coming to the LORD because he is our God.
Lamentations 3:39-41
39
Why should we ever complain when we are punished for our sin?
40
Let us examine our ways and turn back to the LORD.
41
Let us open our hearts to God in heaven and pray,
Joel 2:13
Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough." Come back to the LORD your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.
Zechariah 1:3
but now I say to you, 'Return to me, and I will return to you.
Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, "Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.
Acts 26:20
First in Damascus and in Jerusalem and then in the whole country of Israel and among the Gentiles, I preached that they must repent of their sins and turn to God and do the things that would show they had repented.
keep
Hosea 4:1
The LORD has an accusation to bring against the people who live in this land. Listen, Israel, to what he says: "There is no faithfulness or love in the land, and the people do not acknowledge me as God.
Proverbs 21:3
Do what is right and fair; that pleases the LORD more than bringing him sacrifices.
Isaiah 1:16
Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil
Isaiah 58:6
"The kind of fasting I want is this: Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free.
Jeremiah 22:15
Does it make you a better king if you build houses of cedar, finer than those of others? Your father enjoyed a full life. He was always just and fair, and he prospered in everything he did.
Amos 5:24
Instead, let justice flow like a stream, and righteousness like a river that never goes dry.
Micah 6:8
No, the LORD has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.
Zechariah 7:9
"Long ago I gave these commands to my people: 'You must see that justice is done, and must show kindness and mercy to one another.
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things you should do: Speak the truth to one another. In the courts give real justice---the kind that brings peace.
James 1:27
What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.
James 2:13
For God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgment.
wait
Genesis 49:18
"I wait for your deliverance, LORD.
Psalm 27:14
Trust in the LORD. Have faith, do not despair. Trust in the LORD.
Psalm 37:7
Be patient and wait for the LORD to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans.
Psalm 123:2
As a servant depends on his master, as a maid depends on her mistress, so we will keep looking to you, O LORD our God, until you have mercy on us.
Psalm 130:5-7
5
I wait eagerly for the LORD's help, and in his word I trust.
6
I wait for the Lord more eagerly than sentries wait for the dawn--- than sentries wait for the dawn.
7
Israel, trust in the LORD, because his love is constant and he is always willing to save.
Isaiah 8:17
The LORD has hidden himself from his people, but I trust him and place my hope in him.
Isaiah 30:18
And yet the LORD is waiting to be merciful to you. He is ready to take pity on you because he always does what is right. Happy are those who put their trust in the LORD.
Isaiah 40:31
But those who trust in the LORD for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak.
Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good to everyone who trusts in him,
Lamentations 3:26
So it is best for us to wait in patience---to wait for him to save us---
Habakkuk 2:3
Put it in writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I show you will come true. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; it will certainly take place, and it will not be delayed.
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.