14 Bible Verses about Rashness
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And seeing one injured he defended him, and executed judgment for the oppressed, smiting the Egyptian. And he thought his brothers would understand that God would give them salvation by his hand; but they understood not.
And a certain scribe came and said to him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go. And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have places of shelter, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
And Herod's birthday being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod, on account of which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask; and she, having been put forward by her mother, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.read more.
And the king was sorry; but on account of the oath, and those reclining with him, he commanded it to be given. And he sent and beheaded John in the prison;
And the king was extremely sorry, but on account of the oaths, and those reclining with him, he was not willing to refuse her.
And Peter answered and said to him, If all men shall be offended with you, I will not. Jesus said to him, I tell you truly, that this night, before the cock crows, you will deny me thrice.
Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it and struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his right ear; and the name of the servant was Malchus.
These things therefore being indisputable, it is best to be quiet, and do nothing rashly.
I wonder that you have so quickly turned away from him that called you in the grace of Christ to another gospel,
Men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, covenant breakers, slanderers, intemperate, ungentle, despisers of the good, traitors, rash, boasters, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
And the clerk having stilled the multitude, said, Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great Diana, and of the Jove descended [image]? These things therefore being indisputable, it is best to be quiet, and do nothing rashly.
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither partake of others' sins. Keep yourself pure.
AND know this, that in the last days perilous times shall come. Men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, covenant breakers, slanderers, intemperate, ungentle, despisers of the good,read more.
traitors, rash, boasters, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, having a form of piety but denying its power; and these avoid.
Understand, my beloved brothers, and let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
For what man of you wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the expense, whether he has the means to finish? lest having laid its foundation, and not being able to finish, all who see ridicule him, saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish.read more.
Or what king going to engage in war with another king, does not first sit down and consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while he is yet a great way off, sending an embassy he desires conditions of peace. So, therefore, no one of you can be my disciple who does not forsake all that he has.
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Peter » Rashness
Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it and struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his right ear; and the name of the servant was Malchus. Then Jesus said to Peter, Put the sword in the sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not drink it?
Rashness » Warnings against
These things therefore being indisputable, it is best to be quiet, and do nothing rashly.
Rashness » Examples of
Rashness » Instances of » David, in his generosity to ziba
Rashness » Instances of » Moses, in killing the egyptian
And seeing one injured he defended him, and executed judgment for the oppressed, smiting the Egyptian. And he thought his brothers would understand that God would give them salvation by his hand; but they understood not.
Rashness » Instances of » Paul, in persisting in going to jerusalem, against the repeated admonitions of the holy spirit
And finding the disciples we continued there seven days; and they told Paul, by the Spirit, not to go on to Jerusalem.
And having continued there many days, there came down a certain prophet from Judea by the name of Agabus, and coming to us, and taking Paul's girdle, and binding his hands and feet, he said, These things, says the Holy Spirit; Thus will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owns this girdle, and deliver him into the hands of the gentiles. And when we heard these things, we and the people of the place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. read more.
But Paul answered, What do you do, to weep and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. And he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done. And after these days, having made preparation, we went up to Jerusalem;
Rashness » Instances of » Josiah, in fighting against pharaoh-necho
Rashness » Instances of » Naaman, in refusing to immerse (lxx: baptizo) himself in the jordan river
Rashness » Instances of » Rehoboam, in forsaking the counsel of the old men
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Rashness » Instances of » When he struck the rock
Rashness » Instances of » Israel's vow to destroy the benjamites
Rashness » Instances of » Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant
Rashness » Instances of » Julius, the roman centurion, in rejecting paul's counsel
But the centurion believed the master and owner rather than the words spoken by Paul.
Rashness » Instances of » James and john, in desiring to call down fire upon the samaritans
And his disciples James and John seeing it, said, Lord, do you wish us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?