40 Bible Verses about risk

and said, "God forbid that I should do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?" Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

Why too are we in danger every hour?

At the risk of our lives we get our food because robbers lurk in the countryside.

Why do I put myself in peril, and take my life in my hands?

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering."

One of their own people will be their leader. Their ruler will come from their own number. I will invite him to approach me, and he will do so. For no one would dare approach me on his own. I, the Lord, affirm it!

He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.

But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says 'Fool' will be sent to fiery hell.

and said, "O Lord, I will not do this! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going." So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the Lord

He delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him that he will deliver us yet again,

Acquire truth and do not sell it -- wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.

The king's terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

Divide your merchandise among seven or even eight investments, for you do not know what calamity may happen on earth.

Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich while in your bedroom; for a bird might report what you are thinking, or some winged creature might repeat your words.

Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)

My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law.

David was thirsty and said, "How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate!"

Everything that the God of heaven has required should be precisely done for the temple of the God of heaven. Why should there be wrath against the empire of the king and his sons?

But now, why should we die, because this intense fire will consume us! If we keep hearing the voice of the Lord our God we will die!

I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers from false brothers,

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

So Michal lowered David through the window, and he ran away and escaped.

When I saw that you were not going to help, I risked my life and advanced against the Ammonites, and the Lord handed them over to me. Why have you come up to fight with me today?"

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying in En Rogel. A female servant would go and inform them, and they would then go and inform King David. It was not advisable for them to be seen going into the city.

Even some of the provincial authorities who were his friends sent a message to him, urging him not to venture into the theater.

who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.

For we have been sold -- both I and my people -- to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation! If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king."

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

"Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.

To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you."