100 Bible Verses About Advent

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord.

But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.

Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:

And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

And, behold, Boaz came from Beth–lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.

For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.