Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
I will not
The souls
General references
Bible References
I will not
Psalm 78:38
But He, the source of compassion and lovingkindness, forgave their wickedness and did not destroy them;
Many times He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
Many times He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
Psalm 85:5
Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
Psalm 103:9
He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
Jeremiah 10:24
O Lord, correct me [along with Your people], but with mercy and in just measure—
Not in Your anger, or You will crush me and bring me to nothing.
O Lord, correct me [along with Your people], but with mercy and in just measure—
Not in Your anger, or You will crush me and bring me to nothing.
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
The souls
Isaiah 42:5
This is what God the Lord says,
He who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its produce,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk on it,
Who spread out the earth and its produce,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk on it,
Numbers 16:22
But they fell on their faces [before the Lord], and said, “O God, God of the spirits of all flesh! When one man sins, will You be angry with the entire congregation?”
Job 34:14
“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,
“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,
Ecclesiastes 12:7
then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
Jeremiah 38:16
But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As the Lord lives, who made our lives, be assured that I will not put you to death or put you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”
Zechariah 12:1
The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel.
Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:
Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:
Hebrews 12:9
Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of spirits, and live [by learning from His discipline]?
General references
Job 34:15
All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.
All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.
Isaiah 35:3
Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.
Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.
Lamentations 3:31
For the Lord will not reject forever,
For the Lord will not reject forever,
Mark 7:29
And He said to her, “Because of this answer [reflecting your humility and faith], go [knowing that your request is granted]; the demon has left your daughter [permanently].”