25 Bible Verses about Providence
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And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.read more.
So now it was not you that sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.
Can thou find out God by searching? Can thou find out the Almighty to perfection? It is high as heaven; what can thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what can thou know? The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth. And none can stay his hand, or say to him, What are thou doing?
Thou are LORD, even thou alone, thou have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preserve them all. And the host of heaven worshi
And he made from one blood every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth, having determined prescribed times, and the limits of their occupancy,
Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea. I make the rivers a wilderness.
While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south, [comes] lifting up.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall on the ground independent of your Father.
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth [is thine]. Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou are exalted as head above all.
And he said, Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. LORD gave, and LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of LORD.
I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou have afflicted me.
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.read more.
Delight thyself also in LORD, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart. Commit thy way to LORD. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass. And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day. Rest in LORD, and wait patiently for him. Fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself, [it tends] only to evil-doing. For evil-doers shall be cut off, but those who wait for LORD, they shall inherit the land. For yet a little while, and the wicked man shall not be. Yea, thou shall diligently consider his place, and he shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. The wicked man plots against the righteous man, and gnashes upon him with his teeth. LORD will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill such as are upright in the way. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked men. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but LORD upholds the righteous. LORD knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of LORD [is] as the fat of lambs: they shall disintegrate; they shall disintegrate away into smoke. The wicked man borrows, and pays not again, but the righteous man deals graciously, and gives. For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land, and those who are cursed by him shall be cut off. A man's goings are established by LORD, and he delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for LORD upholds him with his hand. I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. All the day long he deals graciously, and lends, and his seed is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore. For LORD loves justice, and forsakes not his sanctified. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever. The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide. A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him. LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. Wait for LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land. When sinners are cut off, thou shall see it. I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. But I passed by, and, lo, he was not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a [happy] end to the man of peace. As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The end of the wicked shall be cut off. But the salvation of the righteous is of LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble, and LORD helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from sinners, and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.
The eyes of all wait for thee, and thou give them their food in due season. Thou open thy hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Are not thou from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, thou have ordained him for judgment, and thou, O Rock, have established him for correction.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who are the called according to purpose.
Because from him, and through him, and for him, are all things. To him is the glory into the ages. Truly.
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Yea, forty years thou sustained them in the wilderness, [and] they lacked nothing; their clothes did not grow old, and their feet did not swell.
And he brought them forth with silver and gold, and there was not a feeble [soul] among his tribes.
And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
And he humbled thee, and allowed thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knew not, neither did thy fathers know, that he might make thee know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proce Thy raiment did not grow old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not grown old upon you, and thy shoe has not grown old upon thy foot. Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink, that ye may know that I am LORD your God.
Topics on Providence
Providence, Of God In Circumstances
Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who are the called according to purpose.
Providence, Of God In History
Psalm 22:28For the kingdom is LORD's, and he is the ruler over the nations.
Providence, Of God In Nature
Matthew 6:26Look to the birds of the sky, because they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not more valuable then they?
Sustaining Providence
Exodus 19:4Ye have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to myself.