14 Bible Verses about Failure
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They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.
If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.
For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith.
My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:
And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.
If you will not give ear and take it to heart, to give glory to my name, says the Lord of armies, then I will send the curse on you and will put a curse on your blessing: truly, even now I have put a curse on it, because you do not take it to heart.
If any man has not love for the Lord, let him be cursed. Maran atha (our Lord comes).
But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?
But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away. Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. Peter says to him, Even if I am put to death with you, I will not be false to you. So said all the disciples.
And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;
From Thematic Bible
balaam » sent home » failure
Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.
failure » The lord not failing
You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands: They will come to their end; but you are for ever; they will become old as a robe; They will be rolled up like a cloth, even like a robe, and they will be changed: but you are the same and your years will have no end.
Be strong and take heart, and have no fear of them: for it is the Lord your God who is going with you; he will not take away his help from you. Then Moses sent for Joshua, and before the eyes of all Israel said to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go with this people into the land which the Lord, by his oath to their fathers, has given them; by your help they will take it for their heritage. It is the Lord who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not take away his help from you or give you up: so have no fear.
He will say to me, You are my father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation. And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth. I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed. read more.
His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens. If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions; If my rules are broken, and my orders are not kept; Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing. But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.
See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations. He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets. He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples. read more.
His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.
It is through the Lord's love that we have not come to destruction, because his mercies have no limit.
failure » What does not fail
The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force. But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out.
But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition. Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction. read more.
For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.
Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.
failure » What fails
My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.
Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.
Spiritual » Enlargement » failure
So that as it is clear that some have to go in, and that the first hearers of the good news were not able to go in because they went against God's orders,
If the fire puts an end to any man's work, it will be his loss: but he will get salvation himself, though as by fire.
And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.
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Hebrews 12:15Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;
Spiritual Failure
Matthew 7:27And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.
