Bible Verses for Daily Life
Southside Church of Christ
1655 West Manchester Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90047
(323) 752-9206
1655 West Manchester Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90047
(323) 752-9206
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Angry?
Ecclesiastes 7:9 - Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides
Matthew 5:21-24; Romans 12:17-21; Ephesians 4:26-32
Anxious?
Ecclesiastes 11:10 - Banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles
of your body. [NIV] Other Scriptures: Psalm 25; 1 Peter 5:6-11; 2 Peter 1:5-9
Can’t stop gossiping?
Leviticus 19:16 - Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.
Proverbs 11:13 - A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are
trustworthy can keep a confidence. [NLT] Other Scriptures: Psalm 19:12-14;
James 3:1-12
Confused? Can’t make a decision?
Philippians 4:6 - Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. [NLT] Other
Scriptures: Psalm139; John 11:1-16; 1 Kings 3; Esther 4-7; Daniel 2: 14-23
Dealing with grief (death)?
Matthew 5:4 - God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort!
[CEV]
Other Scriptures: Job 19:25-27; John 11: 25-27; John 14:1-7; Romans 8:31-
39; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 2 Corinthians 5:1
Dealing with resentment?
Leviticus 19:17 - Don't hold grudges. On the other hand, it's wrong not to
correct someone who needs correcting. [CEV] Other Scriptures: Matthew 5:
23-26;
Luke 6: 27-36; Ephesians 4: 25-32
Depressed?
John 16:33 - While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer
up! I have defeated the world. [CEV] Other Scriptures: Psalms 16, 43, 130;
Isaiah 61:1-4; Jeremiah 15:10-21; Lamentations 3:55-57; John 3:14-17;
Ephesians 3:14-21
Disappointed?
Psalm 37:4 – Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires
of your heart. [ESV] Other Scriptures: Psalm 55; Psalm 62:1-8; Jeremiah 20:
7-18
Discouraged?
2 Thessalonians 3:13 - And as for you, brethren, do not become weary or lose
heart in doing right [but continue in well-doing without weakening]. [AB]
Other Scriptures: Isaiah 12:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18; Philippians 4: 10-13;
Colossians 1:9-14; Hebrews 6:9-12
Lack of Faith (Doubt)?
Romans 10:17 - So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of
Christ. [NASB] Other Scriptures: Matthew 7:7-12; James 1:12; Luke 17:5-6;
John 20:24-31; Romans 4:13-25; Hebrews 11; 1 John 5:13-15
Experiencing illness?
Hebrews 4:16 - Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of
grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of
need. Other Scriptures: Mark 6:53-56; James 5
Experiencing persecution?
2 Corinthians 4:8,9 - We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we
are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down,
but not destroyed.[NKJV] Other Scriptures: John 15:18-16:4; 2 Corinthians 4:
1-5; Hebrews 12:1-11; 1 Peter 4:12-19
Experiencing religious confusion?
1 Timothy 2:5 - For there is one God and one Mediator between God and
men, the Man Christ Jesus. [NKJV] Acts 4:12 - There is salvation in no one
else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.
[NLT] Other Scriptures: John 4:1-30; Galatians 1:6-9; 2 Corinthians 11:1-15
Facing imprisonment? Locked up?
2 Timothy 2:9 - I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains;
but the word of God is not chained. Other Scriptures: Matthew 25:31-46;
Luke 4:16-21
Fighting an addiction?
Proverbs 23:29-35 - Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks.
Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how
smoothly it goes down. For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake; it
stings like a viper. [NLT] Other Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Ephesians
4:22-24
Frustrated?
Psalm 143:10 - Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good
Spirit lead me on level ground! [ESV] Other Scriptures: Job 21:1-16;
Matthew 7:13-14; Colossians 3:12-17
Going off to college?
Proverbs 23:12 - Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of
knowledge. [ESV] Other Scriptures: Proverbs 2:1-8; Proverbs 3:1-18; 1
Corinthians 1:18-31
Having legal trouble?
Luke 18:7 - Will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and
night? [ESV] Other Scriptures: Psalm 26; Isaiah 50:4-11; Luke 18:1-8
Homeless?
Luke 9:57-58 - As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I
will follow you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes,
and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his
head.” [ESV] Other Scriptures: Psalm 90:1-2; Isaiah 65:17-25; Lamentations
3:19-24; Luke 9:57-62; Revelation 21:1-4
Impatient?
Proverbs 19:11 - A man's wisdom gives him patience.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 - The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and
patience is better than pride. [NIV] Other Scriptures: Psalm 40:1-5; Hebrews
6:13-20; James 5:7-11
Insecure?
Psalm 55:22 - Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will
never let the righteous fall. [NIV] Other Scriptures: Deuteronomy 31:1-8;
Psalm 108; Philippians 4: 10-20
Jealous?
Proverbs 23:17, 18 - Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous
for the fear of the LORD. There is surely a future hope for you, and your
hope will not be cut off. [NIV] Other Scriptures: Psalm 49; James 3:13-18
Jobless?
Philippians 4:12,13 - I have learned the secret of being content in any and
every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in
want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength. [NIV] Other
Scriptures: Jeremiah 29:10-14; Lk.16
Lonely?
Matthew 28:20 - I am with you always, even to the end of the age. [NASB]
Other Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 7:25-38; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
Marriage problems?
Luke 20:34-36 - Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on earth. But in
the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither
marry nor be given in marriage. And they will never die again. In this
respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the
resurrection.” [NLT] Other Scriptures: Matthew 19:1-9; Philippians 3:1-11
Money Problems?
Proverbs 23:4, 5 - Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough
to know when to quit. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will
sprout wings and fly away like an eagle. [NLT] Other Scriptures: Ecclesiastes
5:10-20; Matthew 6: 24-34; Luke 12:13-21; 1Timothy 6:6-10
Peer pressure?
Proverbs 23:17, 18 - Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the
LORD. You will be rewarded for this; your hope will not be disappointed.
[NLT] Other Scriptures: Proverbs 1:7-19; Proverbs 23:12; 1 Corinthians 1:18-
31
Starting a new job?
Proverbs 11:3 – Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous
people. [NLT] Other Scriptures: Proverbs 22:29; Romans 12:3-11; 1
Thessalonians 5:12-18;
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; 1 Peter 4:7-11
Seeking forgiveness?
1 John 1:9 - But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. [NLT] Other
Scriptures: Joel 2:12-17; Philemon; Hebrews 4:14-16
Seeking justice?
Isaiah 42:1 - Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one,
who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the
nations. [NLT] Other Scriptures: Psalms 75, 94; Amos 5:21-24; Habakkuk 1:
1-2, 4
Stressed?
Matthew 11:25-30 – Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I
will give you rest. [NIV] Other Scriptures: Isaiah 55:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:3-
10; Revelation 22:17
Suffering?
Luke 22:42 – Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my
will, but yours be done. [NIV] Other Scriptures 1 Peter 4:12-19; Hebrews 2:
14-18, 4:13-16
Suffering from sexually temptation?
1 Corinthians 6:18, 19 – Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man
commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own
body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit? [NIV]
Other Scriptures: Samuel 11:1-12, 25; Galatians 5:16-26
Raising children?
Proverbs 22:6 – Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old,
he will not depart from it. [KJV] Other Scriptures: Ephesians 6:4; Colossians
3:21
Rejected?
John 15:18 – If the people of this world hate you, just remember that they
hated me first. [CEV] Other Scriptures: Psalm 38; Matthew 9:9-13;
Ephesians 1:3-14; 1 Peter 2:1-10
Tempted?
Hebrews 2:18 – Now that Jesus has suffered and was tempted, he can help
anyone else who is tempted. [CEV] Other Scriptures: Psalm 141; James 1:12-
18; Ecclesiastes 8:11-14; Hebrews 4:13-16
Vexed?
2 Thessalonians 3:16 – I pray that the Lord, who gives peace, will always bless
you with peace. [CEV] Other Scriptures: Psalm 4:4-8; Isaiah 35:1-10;
Matthew 11:25-30; Hebrews 4:1-11
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