76 Bible Verses about Care
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what [is] a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?
You care for the land and water it; you greatly enrich it. The stream of God [is] filled with waters. You provide their grain, for so you have established it.
Yahweh remembers us; he will bless [us]. He will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
for the pagans seek after all these [things]. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these [things].
For all the nations of the world seek after these [things], and your Father knows that you need these [things].
And even the hairs of your head are all numbered! Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered! Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
And he set out [and] came to his own father. But [while] he was still a long way away, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran {and embraced him} and kissed him.
This is my commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you.
Then he said to him, "Go now, see {if it goes well for your brothers and for the flock}, then return word to me." And he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he arrived at Shechem.
As you go from with me {today}, you will find two men near the burial site of Rachel in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, 'The female donkeys that you went to search for have been found.' Now look, your father {is no longer concerned about} the female donkeys and has begun worrying about you, saying, 'What should I do about my son?'
The king said, "[Is] it peace for the young man Absalom?" Ahimaaz said, "I saw the great commotion when Joab the servant of the king sent your servant, but I do not know what [it was all about]."
And he came up [and] bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine, and he put him on his own animal [and] brought him to an inn and took care of him. And on the next day, he took out two denarii [and] gave [them] to the innkeeper, and said, "Take care of him, and whatever you spend in addition, I will repay to you when I return.
Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day [for] three years I did not stop warning each one [of you] with tears.
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last {you have renewed your concern for me}, for whom also you were thinking, but you had no opportunity [to express it].
night and day praying beyond all measure that [we] may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith?
Can a woman forget her suckling, [refrain] from having compassion on the child of her womb? Indeed, these may forget, but I, I will not forget you!
"Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and you must say to them, to the shepherds, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Woe [to] the shepherds of Israel who were feeding themselves! Must not the shepherds feed the flock? The fat you eat, and you clothe [yourself] [with] the wool; the well-nourished [animals] you slaughter, [but] you do not feed the flock.
Because the household gods speak deceit, and those who practice divination see a lie, and the dreamers of vanity speak in vain. Therefore [the people] wander like sheep; they are afflicted because there is no shepherd. {My anger burns} against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders, because Yahweh of hosts watches over his flock, the house of Judah; and he will make them like his majestic horse in war.
because he is a hired hand and {he is not concerned} about the sheep. "I am the good shepherd, and I know my [own], and my [own] know me,
(but if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
And Yahweh God took the man and set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and to keep it.
And Joseph found favor in his eyes and he served him. Then he appointed him over his house and all that he owned he put into his hand.
You will {appoint} them over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its vessels, and over all that belongs to it. They will carry the tabernacle and all its vessels, and they will care for it; and they will camp around the tabernacle.
[The] righteous knows [the] case of the poor, but [the] wicked does not understand knowledge.
"Listen to another parable: There was a man--a master of a house--who planted a vineyard, and put a fence [around] it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey. And when the season of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the tenant farmers to collect his fruit.
And he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence [around it], and dug a trough for the winepress, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey. And he sent a slave to the tenant farmers at the proper time, so that he could collect [some] of the fruit of the vineyard from the tenant farmers.
What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others.
And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time. And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him [some] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed [after] beating [him].
He will come and destroy those tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others." And [when they] heard [this], they said, "[May this] never happen!"
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted [to you]. Turn away from pointless empty talk and contradictions of [what is] falsely called knowledge,
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her;
As a father pities [his] children, [so] Yahweh pities those who fear him. For he knows our frame. He remembers that we [are] dust.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
But if someone does not provide for his own [relatives], and especially the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
[The one who] does the work of Yahweh [with] slackness [is] cursed, and [the one who] keeps away blood from his sword [is] cursed.
then your heart {becomes proud} and you forget Yahweh your God, {the one who brought you out} from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery,
So he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah and gather money from all Israel to strengthen the house of your God sufficiently year by year. Now you yourselves must hasten to the matter." But the Levites did not act with haste.
Therefore now hear this, luxuriant [one] who sits in security, who says in her heart, "I [am], and besides me [there is] no one. I shall not sit [as] a widow, and I shall not know [the] loss of children."
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Judge [with] trustworthy justice, and show steadfast love and compassion {to one another}. You must not oppress [the] widow, [the] orphan, [the] foreigner, and [the] needy. You must not devise evil in your heart {against one another}.'
But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?,' for the pagans seek after all these [things]. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these [things].
And you, do not consider what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not be anxious. For all the nations of the world seek after these [things], and your Father knows that you need these [things].
And what was sown into the thorn plants--this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
And others are the ones sown among the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other [things] come in [and] choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
And the [seed] that fell into the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear and [as they] go along are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear fruit to maturity.
But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!" But the Lord answered [and] said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many [things]! But few [things] are necessary, or [only] one [thing], for Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her."
"But take care for yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of daily life, and that day come upon you suddenly
But I want you to be free from care. The unmarried person cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But the one who is married cares for the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and he is divided. And the unmarried woman or the virgin cares for the things of the Lord, in order that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But the married woman cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
casting all your cares on him, because {he cares} for you.
I was a youth, but I am [now] old; yet I have not seen [the] righteous forsaken or his children {begging for} bread.
Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
{Trust Yahweh} with all your heart; do not lean toward your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will straighten your paths.
However, he was the one who lifted up our sicknesses, and he carried our pain, yet we ourselves assumed him stricken, struck down [by] God and afflicted.
Come to me, all [of you] who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
But when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you should speak in your own defense or what you should say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in [that] same hour what it is necessary to say."
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
From Thematic Bible
Care » Worldly folly of » Forbidden
"For this [reason] I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, and not for your body, what you will wear. Is your life not more than food and your body [more than] clothing?
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
[It is] in vain for you who rise early [and] sit late, eating the bread of anxious toil, [when] thus he provides for his beloved in [his] sleep.
And what was sown into the thorn plants--this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
But the Lord answered [and] said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many [things]!
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.
Consequently, even if I wrote to you, it was not because of the one who did wrong or because of the one who had been wronged, but in order that your diligence {on our behalf} might be revealed to you before God.
Apart from these external things, [there is] the pressure on me every day of the anxiety about all the churches.
For I am afraid lest somehow [when I] arrive, I will not find you as I want, and I may be found by you as you do not want. [I am afraid] lest somehow [there will be] strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, pride, disorder.
Care » Remedy for
Blessed be the person who trusts in Yahweh, and Yahweh is his trust. For he will be like a tree planted by water, and to [the] stream it sends its roots, and it will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves will be luxuriant, and in [the] year of drought it will not be anxious, and it will not cease from the bearing of fruit.
Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
Your lifestyle [must be] free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, "I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you."
{Commit to} Yahweh your way; Trust also on him and he will act.
Commit your work to Yahweh, and your plans will be established.
Care » Business family » Anxiety
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
But I want you to be free from care. The unmarried person cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
casting all your cares on him, because {he cares} for you.
But when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you should speak in your own defense or what you should say,
Care » Family » Solicitude
Then he said to him, "Go now, see {if it goes well for your brothers and for the flock}, then return word to me." And he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he arrived at Shechem.
As you go from with me {today}, you will find two men near the burial site of Rachel in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, 'The female donkeys that you went to search for have been found.' Now look, your father {is no longer concerned about} the female donkeys and has begun worrying about you, saying, 'What should I do about my son?'
The king said, "[Is] it peace for the young man Absalom?" Ahimaaz said, "I saw the great commotion when Joab the servant of the king sent your servant, but I do not know what [it was all about]."
And every day Modecai would walk up and down in front of the courtyard of the {harem} to learn {how Esther was doing}.
Care » Worldly folly of » The sinners' portion
For to the person who [is] good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give [it] to [him who is] pleasing to him. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!
Care » Causes of » Responsibility for husband or wife
But the one who is married cares for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
Care » Worldly folly of » Profitless
Surely a man walks about as a [mere] {shadow}; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up [possessions] but does not know who [will] gather them [in].
I applied my mind to seek and to search by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. It [is] a grievous task God has given to {humans}.
Care » Worldly folly of » Chokes the "word"
And what was sown into the thorn plants--this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it.
Care » Business Cares Result in » Presumption
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which you have prepared--whose will they be?'
And he told a parable to them, saying, "The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. And he reasoned to himself, saying, 'What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.' And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions.
Care » Instances of » Certain persons who desired to follow jesus
And [as] they were traveling on the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go!" And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky [have] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay [his] head." And he said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, first allow me to go [and] bury my father." read more.
But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go [and] proclaim the kingdom of God." And another [person] also said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to those in my house." But Jesus said, "No one who puts [his] hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!"
Care » Business Cares Result in » Disappointment
So {I began to despair} of all the toil with which I toiled under the sun.
Care » Business Cares Result in » Sleeplessness
The sleep of the laborer [is] pleasant, whether he eats little or much, but the wealth of the rich man does not allow him to rest.
Care » Worldly folly of » Drives away sleep
I applied my mind to know wisdom and to understand the business that is done on earth--how neither day nor night one's eyes see sleep.
Care » Business Cares Result in » Neglect of duty
As the king [was] passing by, he called to the king and said, "Your servant went out in the thick of the battle, and suddenly a man turned and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man. If by any means he should be missed, it will be your life in his place, or you shall pay a talent of silver.' It happened that your servant {was busy here and there}, and he {disappeared}." Then the king said to him, "Your own judgment has been determined."
Care » Worldly folly of » Indicates a distrust of providence
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?,' for the pagans seek after all these [things]. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these [things].
Care » Causes of » Providing for the family
But if someone does not provide for his own [relatives], and especially the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Care » Causes of » Children's sickness
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that district came [and] cried out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter [is] severely possessed by a demon!"
Care » Instances of » Martha
But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!" But the Lord answered [and] said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many [things]!
Care » Causes of » Servant's ills
Care » Causes of » Hospitality
And he said to them, "Who of you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I do not have anything to set before him.'
Care » Business Cares Result in » A restless life
Surely a man walks about as a [mere] {shadow}; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up [possessions] but does not know who [will] gather them [in].
Care » Worldly folly of » Mars the peace of home
But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!"
Care » Causes of » Entertainment of guests
But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!"
Israel » Providence » Care
Forty years you sustained them in the desert--they were not in need. Their clothing did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
Then he brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
{Now Moses was a hundred and twenty years old} {when he died}; {his sight was not impaired and his vigor had not abated}.
And he humbled you and let you go hungry, and [then] he fed you with that which you did not know nor did your ancestors know, in order to make you know that not by bread alone but by all [that] goes out of the mouth of Yahweh humankind shall live. Your clothing did not wear out {on you}, and your feet did not swell [during] these forty years.
And I have led you forty years in the desert; your clothes [have] not worn out {on you}, and your sandal has not worn out {on your foot}. You have not eaten bread, and you have not drunk wine and strong drink, so that you may know that I [am] Yahweh your God.
Topics on Care
Animals, God's Care Of
Psalm 147:9[He] gives to [the] animal its food, [and] to [the] young ravens that cry.
Bereaved, Care For
Deuteronomy 24:19"When you reap your harvest in your field and you forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not return to get it, for it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Care For Your Body
Ephesians 5:29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ [does] the church,
Care Of Feet
Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; draw near to listen [rather] than to offer a sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
Care, Human
John 15:12This is my commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you.
Care, Worldly
1 Corinthians 7:32But I want you to be free from care. The unmarried person cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
Cares Of This World
Luke 8:5-15"The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Divine Care In Sickness
Psalm 41:3Yahweh sustains him on [his] sick bed. In his illness, you {restore to health}.
Fathers Loving Care
Ephesians 6:4And fathers, do not make your children angry, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
God's Care
Psalm 121:3He will not allow your foot to be moved; he who protects you will not slumber.
Order In Pastoral Care
1 Corinthians 12:28and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.
Saints, Care For The Poor
Psalm 112:9{He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
Taking Care Of The Earth
Psalm 65:9You care for the land and water it; you greatly enrich it. The stream of God [is] filled with waters. You provide their grain, for so you have established it.
Taking Care Of Your Body
Matthew 6:27And who among you, [by] being anxious, is able to add one hour to his life span?