17 Bible Verses about Dependence
Most Relevant Verses
Trust in Jehovah with all your heart. Do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge (recognize) Him and He will make your paths straight.
I am the vine and you are the branches. He that remains with me, and I with him, the same bears much fruit. You can do nothing apart from me.
Let us approach the throne of grace (loving-kindness) with confidence, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for help in time of need.
So that with good confidence (courage) we say: Jehovah is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do to me? (Psalm 56:11)
([Sons of Korah]) God is our refuge and strength, a ready help in times of trouble.
They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way. They found no city to live in. Hungry and thirsty, they fainted within. Then they cried to Jehovah in their trouble. He delivered them out of their distress.
I called on Jehovah in my distress. I cried to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears.
I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
You are our God. Will you judge them? We do not have the strength to face this large crowd that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, so we are looking to you.
Listen to the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
([Psalm of David]) Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters.
My flesh and my heart fail: God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.
He gives strength to those who grow tired and increases the strength of those who are weak.
He was in back of the boat sleeping on a cushion. They woke him. They said: Master is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?
Those who hope in Jehovah will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary! They will walk and not be faint.
From Thematic Bible
Childhood » Marks of » Dependence
Am I their mother? Did I give birth to them? Are you really asking me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries a baby, all the way to the land you promised their ancestors with an oath?
Dependence » Human weakness renders men dependent upon God
I am the vine and you are the branches. He that remains with me, and I with him, the same bears much fruit. You can do nothing apart from me.
You are our God. Will you judge them? We do not have the strength to face this large crowd that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, so we are looking to you.
([Psalm of Solomon]) If Jehovah does not build the house, it is vain for the builders to work on it. If Jehovah does not protect a city, it is vain for the guard to stay alert.
O Jehovah, I know that humans are not able to govern their own lives. Humans cannot administer their own steps.
John answered: A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from heaven.
Marks » Of childhood » Dependence
Am I their mother? Did I give birth to them? Are you really asking me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries a baby, all the way to the land you promised their ancestors with an oath?
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