76 Bible Verses about Care
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You visit the earth and water it abundantly,
enriching it greatly.
God’s stream is filled with water,
for You prepare the earth in this way,
providing people with grain.
The Lord remembers us and will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron;
For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
But even the hairs of your head have all been counted. So don’t be afraid therefore; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows!
So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.
This is My command: Love one another as I have loved you.
Then Israel said to him, “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem.
Today when you leave me, you’ll find two men at Rachel’s Grave at Zelzah in the land of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you went looking for have been found, and now your father has stopped being concerned about the donkeys and is worried about you, asking: What should I do about my son?’
The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?”
Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a big disturbance, but I don’t know what it was.”
He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.’
Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.
I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that once again you renewed your care for me. You were, in fact, concerned about me but lacked the opportunity to show it.
as we pray very earnestly night and day to see you face to face and to complete what is lacking in your faith?
“Can a woman forget her nursing child,
or lack compassion for the child of her womb?
Even if these forget,
yet I will not forget you.
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them: This is what the Lord God says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock? You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened animals, but you do not tend the flock.
For the idols speak falsehood,
and the diviners see illusions;
they relate empty dreams
and offer empty comfort.
Therefore the people wander like sheep;
they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.
My anger burns against the shepherds,
so I will punish the leaders.
For the Lord of Hosts has tended His flock,
the house of Judah;
He will make them like His majestic steed in battle.
This happens because he is a hired man and doesn’t care about the sheep. “I am the good shepherd. I know My own sheep, and they know Me,
(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)
The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it.
Joseph found favor in his master’s sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar also put him in charge of his household and placed all that he owned under his authority.
Appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They are to transport the tabernacle and all its articles, take care of it, and camp around it.
The righteous person knows the rights of the poor,
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
“Listen to another parable: There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away. When the grape harvest drew near, he sent his slaves to the farmers to collect his fruit.
Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away. At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from the farmers.
“Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time. At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.”
But when they heard this they said, “No—never!”
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent, empty speech and contradictions from the “knowledge” that falsely bears that name.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
For He knows what we are made of,
remembering that we are dust.
Children, obey your parents as you would the Lord, because this is right.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, that is his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
The one who does
the Lord’s business deceitfully is cursed,
and the one who withholds
his sword from bloodshed is cursed.
be careful that your heart doesn’t become proud and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect money from all Israel to repair the temple of your God as needed year by year, and do it quickly.”
However, the Levites did not hurry.
“So now hear this, lover of luxury,
who sits securely,
who says to herself,
‘I exist, and there is no one else.
I will never be a widow
or know the loss of children.’
“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.
I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Don’t keep striving for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious. For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Now the one sown among the thorns—this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the seduction of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Others are sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word, but the worries of this age, the seduction of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit.
But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.” The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice, and it will not be taken away from her.”
“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly
I want you to be without concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the things of the world—how he may please his wife— and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.
casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.
I have been young and now I am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.
Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding;
think about Him in all your ways,
and He will guide you on the right paths.
Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses,
and He carried our pains;
but we in turn regarded Him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.
“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.
Whenever they bring you before synagogues and rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you should defend yourselves or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said.”
“Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.
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Care » Worldly folly of » Forbidden
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
working hard to have enough food—
yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.
Care » Paul's care of the church
Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.
So even though I wrote to you, it was not because of the one who did wrong, or because of the one who was wronged, but in order that your diligence for us might be made plain to you in the sight of God.
Not to mention
For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want;
Care » Remedy for
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence indeed is the Lord. He will be like a tree planted by water: it sends its roots out toward a stream, it doesn't fear when heat comes, and its foliage remains green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease producing fruit.
and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.
trust in Him, and He will act,
and your plans will be achieved.
Care » Business family » Anxiety
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
I want you to be without concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord—how he may please
casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.
Care » Family » Solicitude
Then Israel said to him, “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron,
Today when you leave me, you’ll find two men at Rachel’s Grave
The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?”
Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a big disturbance, but I don’t know what it was.”
Every day Mordecai took a walk in front of the harem’s courtyard to learn how Esther was doing and to see what was happening to her.
Care » Worldly folly of » The sinners' portion
For to the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy,
than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.
Care » Causes of » Responsibility for husband or wife
But a married man is concerned about the things of the world—how he may please his wife—
Care » Worldly folly of » Profitless
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.
I applied my mind to seek
Care » Worldly folly of » Chokes the "word"
Care » Business Cares Result in » Presumption
Then He told them a parable: "A rich man's land was very productive. He thought to himself, 'What should I do, since I don't have anywhere to store my crops? I will do this,' he said. 'I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.
Care » Instances of » Certain persons who desired to follow jesus
for she said to herself, “If I can just touch His robe, I’ll be made well!”
As they were traveling on the road someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go!" Jesus told him, "Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head." Then He said to another, "Follow Me." "Lord," he said, "first let me go bury my father." read more.
But He told him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God." Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house." But Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
Care » Business Cares Result in » Disappointment
So I began to give myself over
Care » Business Cares Result in » Sleeplessness
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep.
Care » Worldly folly of » Drives away sleep
When I applied my mind to know wisdom
Care » Business Cares Result in » Neglect of duty
As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, "Your servant marched out into the midst of the battle. Suddenly, a man turned aside and brought someone to me and said, 'Guard this man! If he is ever missing, it will be your life in place of his life, or you will weigh out 75 pounds of silver.' But while your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared." The king of Israel said to him, "That will be your sentence; you yourself have decided it."
Care » Worldly folly of » Indicates a distrust of providence
So don't worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Care » Causes of » Providing for the family
But if anyone does not provide
Care » Causes of » Children's sickness
Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came and kept crying out,
Care » Instances of » Martha
But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, "Lord, don't You care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand." The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,
Care » Causes of » Servant's ills
Care » Causes of » Hospitality
He also said to them: "Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I don't have anything to offer him.'
Care » Business Cares Result in » A restless life
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.
Care » Worldly folly of » Mars the peace of home
But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You care
Care » Causes of » Entertainment of guests
But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You care
Israel » Providence » Care
and they lacked nothing.
Their clothes did not wear out,
and their feet did not swell.
and no one among His tribes stumbled.
Moses was 120 years old when he died; his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not left him.
He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then He gave you manna to eat, which you and your fathers had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Your clothing did not wear out, and your feet did not swell these 40 years.
I led you 40 years in the wilderness; your clothes and the sandals on your feet did not wear out; you did not eat bread or drink wine or beer-so that you might know that I am the Lord your God.
Topics on Care
Animals, God's Care Of
Psalm 147:9
and the young ravens, what they cry for.
Bereaved, Care For
Deuteronomy 24:19“When you reap the harvest in your field, and you forget a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Care For Your Body
Ephesians 5:29For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church,
Care Of Feet
Ecclesiastes 5:1Care, Human
John 15:12Care, Worldly
1 Corinthians 7:32I want you to be without concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord—how he may please
Cares Of This World
Luke 8:5-15Divine Care In Sickness
Psalm 41:3
You will heal him on the bed where he lies.
Fathers Loving Care
Ephesians 6:4Fathers, don’t stir up anger
Order In Pastoral Care
1 Corinthians 12:28And God has placed these in the church:
third teachers,
then gifts of healing,
managing, various kinds of languages.
Saints, Care For The Poor
Psalm 112:9
his righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted in honor.
Taking Care Of The Earth
Psalm 65:9
enriching it greatly.
God’s stream is filled with water,
for You prepare the earth
providing people with grain.