Many years ago I starting writing down Bible passages that really struck me. I purposed myself to memorizing them. Every day I would write them out, as much from memory as I could. My biggest problem was remembering book, chapter, and verse. I stopped at 100 because that sounded like a good, round number. To you, some of them may seem like just ordinary Bible verses, others may strike you as more profound. If you were compiling your own list, you may not have used some of them ones I have here, or you may have substituted others. Each person is spoken to in a different way. Here is my list. I hope that you find something of value here, or something that may provoke you to further study.
I Kings 18:21 – “And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, how long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Ba’al, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.”
I Kings 19:11-12 – “And he said, go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and break in pieces the rocks before the Lord: but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind, an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire, a still small voice.”
Proverbs 3:27-28 – “Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto they neighbor, go, and come again, and to morrow I will give thee, when thou hast it by thee.”
Proverbs 5: 21 – “For the ways of man are before the eyes of the lord; and he pondereth all his doings.”
Proverbs 11:17 – “The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.”
Proverbs 11:24 – “There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth: and there is that withholdeth more than is mete, but it tendeth to poverty.”
Proverbs 13:7 – “There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.”
Proverbs 14:12 – “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”
Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievious words stir up anger.”
Proverbs 15:3 – “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.”
Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit they works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
Proverbs 17:5 – “Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.”
Proverbs 17:9 – “He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.”
Proverbs 18:13 – “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is a folly and a shame unto him.”
Proverbs 19:11 – “The discretion of a man defereth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.”
Proverbs 19:17 – “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord, and that which he hath given, will he pay him again.”
Proverbs 20:22 – “Say not then, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.”
Proverbs 21:13 – “Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.”
Proverbs 24:29 – “Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done unto me: I will render to the man according to his works.”
Proverbs 25:21-22 – “If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: for though shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.”
Proverbs 26:20 – “Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is not talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
Proverbs 28:27 – “He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.”
Ecclesiastes 7:29 – “Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.”
Ecclesiastes 7:3 – “Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”
Ecclesiastes 9:11 – “I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not unto the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor the bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 – “Let us hear the conclusion of the matter: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man, for God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Isaiah 55:11 – “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”
Isaiah 66:1 – “Thus saith the Lord, the heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? And where is the place of my rest?”
Job 1:20-21 – “Then Job arose, and rent his mantel, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshipped, and said, naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Job 2:10 – “But he said unto her, thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.”
Job 2:12-13 – “And when they lift up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lift up their voice, and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads towards heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.”
Job 7:1 – “Is there not an appointed time to man upon the earth? Are not his days also like the days of an hireling?”
Job 9:12 – “Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?”
Job 19:25-27 – “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another, though my reins be consumed within me.”
Job 28:28 – “And unto man he said, behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.”
Job 34:23 – “For he will not lay upon man more than is right; that he should enter into judgment with God.”
Job 40:1-2 – “Moreover the Lord answered Job and said, Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? He that reproveth God, let him answer it.”
Job 42:10 – “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.”
Psalms 41:1-3 – “Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies, the Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing. Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.”
Psalms 49:16-17 – “Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased. For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.”
Psalms 51:17 – The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, o God, though wilt not despise.”
Psalms 83:17-18 – “Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: that men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, are the most high over all the earth.”
Psalms 86:10 – “For thou are great and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.”
Psalms 103:12 – “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”
Psalms 126:6 – “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheeves with him.”
Psalms 127:1 – “Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: unless the lord keepeth the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”
Ezekiel 3:18-19 – “When I say unto the wicked, thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to worn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity, but thou has delivered thy soul.”
Daniel 10:12 – “Then he said unto me, fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before they God, they words were heard, and I am come for thy words.”
Obadiah 1:3-4 – “The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwelest in the cleft of the rock, whose habitation is high; that sayeth in his heart, who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set they nest among the starts, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.”
Micah 6:8 – “He hath shewed thee, o man, what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.”
Matthew 5:16 – “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 12:36-37 – “But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
Matthew 19:29 – “And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit life everlasting.”
Luke 5:11 – “And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.”
Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”
Luke 12:2-3 – “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.”
John 20:21 – “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”
Acts 5:41 – “And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.”
Acts 20:24 – “But none of these things move me, neither count I may life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”
Romans 1:16 – “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
Romans 1:20 – “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.”
Romans 2:1 – “Therefore thou art inexcusable, o man, whosever thou art that judgest; for wherin thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.”
Romans 8:18 – “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
Romans 12:1 – “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, whole, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”
Romans 12:15 – “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.”
Romans 14:13 – “Let us not judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or occasion to fall in his brother’s way.”
Acts 9:20 – “Nay but, o man, who are thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, why hast thou made me thus?”
Acts 11:33-35 – “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counselor? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?”
I Corinthians 1:9 – “But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
I Corinthians 2:8 – “Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.”
I Corinthians 2:15 – “If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.”
I Corinthians 9:16 – “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me, yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel.”
I Corinthians 10:13 – “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escaped, that ye may be able to bear it.
I Corinthians 12:26 – “And whether one member suffer, all members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.”
I Corinthians 13:12 – “For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know I part, but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
I Corinthians 15:34 – “Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.”
II Corinthians 12:9 – “And he said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Galatians 5:14 – “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even this; thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”
Galatians 6:1 – “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.”
Galatians 6:9-10 – “And let us not be weary in welldoing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace are ye saved, through faith: and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Ephesians 2:10 – “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 4:31-32 – “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you with all malice; and be ye kind one to another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”
Philippians 2:3 – “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each person esteem other better than themselves.”
Hebrews 4:15-16 – “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities: but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly before the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
Hebrews 11:6 – “But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
Hebrews 13:6 – “So that we my boldly say, the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what men shall do unto me.”
James 1:2 – “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”
James 4:7 – “Submit yourselves there fore to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
James 4:10 – “Humble yourselves in the site of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
James 4:14 – “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”
II Peter 2:5 – “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.”
I John 3:16 – “If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; I do not say that he should pray for it.”
I John 3:1 – “But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”
Revelation 21:4 – “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
