76 Bible Verses about Care
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What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And what is the son of man that thou visitest him?
Thou visitest the earth, thou waterest it, and makest it very plenteous. The river of God is full of waters; thou preparest man his corn, and thus thou providest for the earth.
The LORD is mindful of us, and blesseth us - he blesseth the house of Israel; he blesseth the house of Aaron;
After all these things seek the gentiles: For your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
for all such things the heathen people of the world seek for. Your father knoweth that ye have need of such things.
And now are all the hairs of your heads numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Also, even the very hairs of your heads are numbered. Fear not therefore: Ye are more of value, than many sparrows.
And he arose, and went to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran unto him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
This is my commandment: that ye love together as I have loved you.
And he said unto him, "Go and see whether it be well with thy brethren and the sheep, and bring me word again." And sent him out of the vale of Hebron, for to go to Shechem.
And now when thou art departed from me, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the borders of Benjamin, even at Zelzah. And they will say unto thee, "The asses which thou wentest to seek, are found; see, thy father hath left the care of the asses and sorroweth for you, saying, 'What shall I do for my son?'"
And the king said, "Is the lad Absalom safe?" And Ahimaaz answered, "I saw a great ado, when the king's servant Joab sent me thy servant. But I know not what it was."
and went to him, and bound up his wounds, and poured in wine, and oil, and put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and made provision for him. And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host and said unto him, 'Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will recompense thee.'
Therefore awake and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one of you, both night and day with tears.
I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at the last ye are revived again to care for me in that wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
while we night and day pray exceedingly, that we might see you presently, and might fulfill that which is lacking in your faith.
Doth a wife forget the child of her womb, and the son who she hath born? And though she do forget, yet will not I forget thee.
"Thou son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and speak unto them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Woe be unto the shepherds of Israel, that feed themselves. Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye have eaten up the fat, ye have clothed you with the wool: the best fed have ye slain, but the flock have ye not nourished.
For vain is the answer of Idols. The soothsayers see lies, and tell but vain dreams. The comfort that they give, is nothing worth. Therefore go they astray like a flock of sheep, and are troubled, because they have no shepherd. My wrathful displeasure is moved at the shepherds, and I will visit the goats. For the LORD of Hosts will graciously visit his flock, the house of Judah, and hold them as a goodly fair horse in the battle.
The hired servant flyeth because he is a hired servant, and careth not for the sheep. I am that good shepherd, and know mine, and am known of mine.
For if a man cannot rule his own house, how shall he care for the congregation of God?
And the LORD God took Adam and put him in the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.
Wherefore he found grace in his master's sight, and served him. And his master made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.
But thou shalt appoint the Levites unto the habitation of witness, and to all the apparel thereof and unto all that longeth thereto. For they shall bear the tabernacle and all the ordinance thereof, and they shall minister it and shall pitch their tents round about it.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor, but the ungodly regardeth no understanding.
"Hearken another similitude. There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and made a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country: And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,
And he began to speak unto them in similitudes. "A certain man planted a vineyard, and compassed it with a hedge, and ordained a winepress, and built a tower in it, and let it out to hire unto husbandmen, and went into a strange country. And when the time was come, he sent to the tenants a servant that he might receive of the tenants of the fruit of the vineyard.
What shall then the Lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants, and let out the vineyard to others.
Then began he to put forth to the people this similitude, "A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to farmers, and went himself into a strange country for a great season. And when the time was come, he sent a servant to his tenants, that they should give him of the fruits of the vineyard. And the tenants did beat him: and sent him away empty.
He will come and destroy those farmers, and will let out his vineyard to others." When they heard that, they said, "God forbid."
O Timothy, save that which is given thee to keep, and avoid unghostly vanities of voices, and oppositions of science falsely so called,
Husbands: love your wives, even as Christ loved the congregation, and gave himself for it,
Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children, even so is the LORD merciful unto them that fear him. For he knoweth whereof we be made, he remembereth that we are but dust;
Children, obey your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for so is it right.
If there be any that provideth not for his own, and namely for them of his household, the same denieth the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Cursed be he that doth the work of the LORD negligently; and cured be he that keepeth back his sword from shedding of blood.
and all that thou hast increased, then beware lest thine heart rise and thou forget the LORD thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt the house of bondage,
And upon that he gathered together the priests and the Levites and said to them, "Go out through the cities of Judah and gather of all Israel silver, to strengthen the house of your God, year by year, and see that ye haste the thing." Howbeit, the Levites were slack.
Hear now therefore, thou willful, that sittest so careless, and speakest thus in thine heart, "I am alone, and without me is there none; I shall never be widow, nor desolate again."
"Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, 'Execute true judgment, and show mercy and loving-kindness, every man to his brother. Do the widow, the fatherless, the stranger, and poor no wrong: and let no man imagine evil against his brother in his heart."
But I say unto you, that of every idle word, that men shall have spoken, they shall give accounts at the day of judgment.
Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.
Therefore take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?' Or. 'What shall we drink?' Or, 'Wherewith shall we be clothed?' After all these things seek the gentiles: For your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
And ask not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither climb ye up on high: for all such things the heathen people of the world seek for. Your father knoweth that ye have need of such things.
He that was sown among thorns, is he that heareth the word of God, but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and so is he made unfruitful.
And these are they that are sown among the thorns; which are such as hear the word of God, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is made unfruitful.
And that which fell among thorns, are they which hear, and go forth, and are choked with cares and with riches, and voluptuous living, and bring forth no fruit.
And Martha was cumbered about much serving, and stood and said, "Master, dost thou not care, that my sister hath left me to minister alone? Bid her therefore, that she help me." And Jesus answered, and said unto her, "Martha, Martha, thou carest, and are troubled, about many things: verily one is needful. Mary hath chosen her that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be overcome with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this world: and that, that day come on you unawares.
I would have you without care; the single man careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord: but he that hath married, careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife. There is difference between a virgin and a wife. The single woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be pure both in body and also in spirit: but she that is married, careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
Cast all your care to him: for he careth for you.
I have been young, and now am old; and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.
O cast thy burden or care upon the LORD; he shall nourish thee, and not leave the righteous in unquietness.
Put thy trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways have respect unto him, and he shall order thy goings.
He was so despisable, that we esteemed him not. Truly, he took upon him our diseases, and bare our sorrows. And yet we counted him plagued, and beaten, and humbled of God.
Come unto me all ye that labor, and are laden, and I will ease you. Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek, and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
When they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto the rulers, and officers, take no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall speak. For the holy ghost shall teach you in the same hour, what ye ought to say."
And he said unto his disciples, "Let not your hearts be troubled: believe in God, and believe in me.
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Care » Worldly folly of » Forbidden
Therefore I say unto you, be not careful for your life what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what raiment ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth than meat? and the body more of value than raiment?
Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.
It is but lost labour that ye rise up early, and take no rest, but eat the bread of carefulness; for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
He that was sown among thorns, is he that heareth the word of God, but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and so is he made unfruitful.
And Jesus answered, and said unto her, "Martha, Martha, thou carest, and are troubled, about many things:
Care » Paul's care of the church
Therefore awake and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one of you, both night and day with tears.
Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that did hurt, neither for his cause that was hurt: but that our good mind which we have toward you in the sight of God, might appear unto you
And beside the things which outwardly happen unto me, I am cumbered daily and do care for all congregations.
For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord.
Care » Remedy for
O Blessed is the man that putteth his trust in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is himself. For he shall be as a tree, that is planted by the waterside: which spreadeth out the root unto moistness, whom the heat cannot harm, when it cometh, but his leaves are green. And though there grow but little fruit because of drought yet is he not careful, but he never leaveth off to bring forth fruit.
O cast thy burden or care upon the LORD; he shall nourish thee, and not leave the righteous in unquietness.
Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said, "I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee."
Commit thy way unto the LORD, set thy hope in him, and he shall bring it to pass.
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and look: what thou devisest, it shall prosper.
Care » Business family » Anxiety
Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.
I would have you without care; the single man careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
Cast all your care to him: for he careth for you.
When they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto the rulers, and officers, take no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall speak.
Care » Family » Solicitude
And he said unto him, "Go and see whether it be well with thy brethren and the sheep, and bring me word again." And sent him out of the vale of Hebron, for to go to Shechem.
And now when thou art departed from me, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the borders of Benjamin, even at Zelzah. And they will say unto thee, "The asses which thou wentest to seek, are found; see, thy father hath left the care of the asses and sorroweth for you, saying, 'What shall I do for my son?'"
And the king said, "Is the lad Absalom safe?" And Ahimaaz answered, "I saw a great ado, when the king's servant Joab sent me thy servant. But I know not what it was."
And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's building, that he might know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
Care » Worldly folly of » The sinners' portion
He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.
"One handful," sayeth he, "is better with rest, than both the hands full with labor and travail."
Care » Causes of » Responsibility for husband or wife
but he that hath married, careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
Care » Worldly folly of » Profitless
Yea every man walketh as it were a shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
applied my mind to seek out and search for the knowledge of all things that are done under heaven. Such travail and labor hath God given to the children of men, to exercise themselves therein.
Care » Worldly folly of » Chokes the "word"
He that was sown among thorns, is he that heareth the word of God, but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and so is he made unfruitful.
Some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up and choked it.
Care » Business Cares Result in » Presumption
But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'
And he put forth a similitude unto them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plenteously, and he thought in himself saying, 'What shall I do? Because I have no room where to bestow my fruits.' And he said, 'This will I do. I will destroy my barns, and build greater: and therein will I gather all my fruits, and my goods:
Care » Instances of » Certain persons who desired to follow jesus
For she said in herself, "If I may touch but even his vesture only I shall be safe."
And it chanced, as he went in the way, a certain man said unto him, "I will follow thee whithersoever thou go." Jesus said unto him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests: but the son of man hath not whereon to lay his head." And he said unto another, "Follow me." And the same said, "Lord suffer me first to go and bury my father." read more.
Jesus said unto him, "Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God." And another said, "I will follow thee Lord: But let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house." Jesus said unto him, "No man that putteth his hand to the plough, and looketh back, is apt to the kingdom of God."
Care » Business Cares Result in » Disappointment
So I turned me to refrain my mind from all such travail, as I took under the Sun:
Care » Business Cares Result in » Sleeplessness
A labouring man sleepeth sweetly, whether it be little or much that he eateth; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Care » Worldly folly of » Drives away sleep
And so I applied my mind to learn wisdom, and to know the travail that is in the world; and that of such a fashion that I suffered not my eyes to sleep neither day nor night.
Care » Business Cares Result in » Neglect of duty
And when the king came by, he cried unto him and said, "Thy servant went out in the midst of the battle. And see, there was one began to flee. And there came a man to me and said, 'Keep this man. And if he be missed thy life shall go for his, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.' And as thy servant had here and there to do, he was gone." And the king of Israel said unto him, "Even so shall thy judgment be, as thou hast defined it thyself."
Care » Worldly folly of » Indicates a distrust of providence
Therefore take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?' Or. 'What shall we drink?' Or, 'Wherewith shall we be clothed?' After all these things seek the gentiles: For your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Care » Causes of » Providing for the family
If there be any that provideth not for his own, and namely for them of his household, the same denieth the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Care » Causes of » Children's sickness
And behold, a woman which was a Canaanite came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, "Have mercy on me Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is piteously vexed with a devil."
Care » Instances of » Martha
And Martha was cumbered about much serving, and stood and said, "Master, dost thou not care, that my sister hath left me to minister alone? Bid her therefore, that she help me." And Jesus answered, and said unto her, "Martha, Martha, thou carest, and are troubled, about many things:
Care » Causes of » Servant's ills
Care » Causes of » Hospitality
And he said unto them, "If any of you should have a friend, and should go to him at midnight, and say unto him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine is come out of the way to me, and I have nothing to set before him':
Care » Business Cares Result in » A restless life
Yea every man walketh as it were a shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
Care » Worldly folly of » Mars the peace of home
And Martha was cumbered about much serving, and stood and said, "Master, dost thou not care, that my sister hath left me to minister alone? Bid her therefore, that she help me."
Care » Causes of » Entertainment of guests
And Martha was cumbered about much serving, and stood and said, "Master, dost thou not care, that my sister hath left me to minister alone? Bid her therefore, that she help me."
Israel » Providence » Care
Forty years long madest thou provision for them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing: their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
He brought them forth also with silver and gold; there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, and yet his eyes were not dim nor his cheeks abated.
He humbled thee and made thee hunger and fed thee with Manna, which neither thou nor thy father knew of, to make thee know that a man must not live by bread only: but by all that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD must a man live. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy feet swell this forty year.
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: and your clothes are not waxed old upon you, nor are thy shoes waxed old upon thy feet. Ye have eaten no bread, nor drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know, how that he is the LORD your God.
Topics on Care
Animals, God's Care Of
Psalm 147:9which giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him.
Bereaved, Care For
Deuteronomy 24:19When thou cuttest down thine harvest in the field and hast forgotten a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again and fetch it: But it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand.
Care For Your Body
Ephesians 5:29For no man ever yet, hated his own flesh; but nourisheth, and cherisheth it: even as the Lord doth the congregation.
Care, Human
John 15:12This is my commandment: that ye love together as I have loved you.
Care, Worldly
1 Corinthians 7:32I would have you without care; the single man careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
Cares Of This World
Luke 8:5-15"A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden under feet, and the fowls of the air devoured it up.
Divine Care In Sickness
Psalm 41:3The LORD shall refresh him, when he lieth sick upon his bed, yea thou makest his bed in all his sickness.
Fathers Loving Care
Ephesians 6:4And ye fathers, move not your children to wrath: but bring them up with the nurture and information of the Lord.
God's Care
Psalm 121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved, and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.
Order In Pastoral Care
1 Corinthians 12:28And God hath also ordained in the congregation, first the apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, then them that do miracles; after that, the gifts of healing, helpers, governors, diversity of tongues.
Saints, Care For The Poor
Psalm 112:9He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor, his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
Taking Care Of The Earth
Psalm 65:9Thou visitest the earth, thou waterest it, and makest it very plenteous. The river of God is full of waters; thou preparest man his corn, and thus thou providest for the earth.
Taking Care Of Your Body
Matthew 6:27Which of you, though he took thought therefore, could put one cubit unto his stature?