10 Bible Verses about Failure

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Matthew 26:33-35

Then Peter, taking up the word, said to him, Though all should be offended at thee, yet will I never be offended. Jesus saith to him, I tell thee of a certainty, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Peter said to him, Though I should die with thee, never will I deny thee. In like manner also said all the disciples.

Matthew 7:26

And every man who is hearing these sayings of mine, and doth not practise them, he will resemble the foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

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Hebrews 1:10-12

"And thou from the beginning, O Lord, hast founded the earth, and the heavens are the works of thine hands. They will be destroyed, but thou remainest; and they all will grow old as a garment, and as a cloak thou wilt wrap them up, and they will undergo a change: but thou art the same, and thy years will never end."

More verses: Zephaniah 3:5

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Luke 16:16-17

The law and the prophets were until John: since that the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fail.

Luke 12:31-34

But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you over. Fear not, little flock! for your Father takes delight in giving you the kingdom. Sell all your possessions, and give in charity; make yourselves purses that wax not old, a treasure never failing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor doth the moth destroy. read more.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

failure » What fails

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Hebrews 4:6

Forasmuch therefore as it remaineth for some to enter into it, and they who first had the gospel preached to them entered not in because of unbelief;

1 Corinthians 3:15

If any man's work be burnt up, he shall suffer loss: but himself shall be saved; yet so as through the fire.

Matthew 7:27

and the rain descended, and the rivers rushed, and the winds blew, and set against that house, and it fell; and the fall of it was great.

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Matthew 7:27

and the rain descended, and the rivers rushed, and the winds blew, and set against that house, and it fell; and the fall of it was great.

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