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100 Bible Verses about Stirring

Proverbs 16:28 ESV / 136 helpful votes

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 15:18 ESV / 134 helpful votes

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 28:25 ESV / 118 helpful votes

A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.

2 Timothy 1:6 ESV / 117 helpful votes

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,

Proverbs 10:12 ESV / 112 helpful votes

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 97 helpful votes

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 Timothy 1:6-7 ESV / 95 helpful votes

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Proverbs 26:20 ESV / 90 helpful votes

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

Proverbs 29:22 ESV / 85 helpful votes

A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.

Proverbs 6:14 ESV / 76 helpful votes

With perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;

Proverbs 20:3 ESV / 69 helpful votes

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

Psalm 80:2 ESV / 66 helpful votes

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might and come to save us!

Psalm 78:38 ESV / 66 helpful votes

Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath.

Job 41:10 ESV / 66 helpful votes

No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?

Job 17:8 ESV / 66 helpful votes

The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.

Acts 17:10-11 ESV / 65 helpful votes

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Psalm 35:23 ESV / 65 helpful votes

Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, for my cause, my God and my Lord!

Numbers 24:9 ESV / 65 helpful votes

He crouched, he lay down like a lion and like a lioness; who will rouse him up? Blessed are those who bless you, and cursed are those who curse you.”

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 64 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Isaiah 13:17 ESV / 64 helpful votes

Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who have no regard for silver and do not delight in gold.

Acts 9:17 ESV / 61 helpful votes

So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Isaiah 10:26 ESV / 61 helpful votes

And the Lord of hosts will wield against them a whip, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. And his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt.

Acts 10:44-48 ESV / 60 helpful votes

While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, “Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.

Acts 8:14-17 ESV / 60 helpful votes

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 59 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ...

James 4:1 ESV / 56 helpful votes

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 56 helpful votes

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 56 helpful votes

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ezra 1:1 ESV / 56 helpful votes

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 55 helpful votes

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Proverbs 17:9 ESV / 54 helpful votes

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

1 Thessalonians 5:19 ESV / 53 helpful votes

Do not quench the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 1:1-31 ESV / 50 helpful votes

Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— ...

Isaiah 40:31 ESV / 50 helpful votes

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Proverbs 30:33 ESV / 50 helpful votes

For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.

Luke 1:37 ESV / 49 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

2 Peter 3:1 ESV / 48 helpful votes

This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,

2 Corinthians 1:8 ESV / 48 helpful votes

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.

Proverbs 29:2 ESV / 48 helpful votes

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Romans 15:13 ESV / 46 helpful votes

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Romans 12:11 ESV / 46 helpful votes

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.

Proverbs 18:6-7 ESV / 46 helpful votes

A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Ephesians 6:14 ESV / 44 helpful votes

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

2 Corinthians 11:27 ESV / 44 helpful votes

In toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.

Exodus 34:28 ESV / 44 helpful votes

So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

James 4:8 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Colossians 4:2 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.

Colossians 4:2-4 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.

Philippians 1:3 ESV / 43 helpful votes

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

Philippians 1:3-6 ESV / 43 helpful votes

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 6:18 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

Ephesians 6:18-20 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

Ephesians 6:14-17 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

Galatians 5:13 ESV / 43 helpful votes

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

2 Corinthians 1:8-11 ESV / 43 helpful votes

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.

Mark 2:18-20 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

Mark 2:18 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”

Matthew 4:2 ESV / 43 helpful votes

And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

Daniel 10:2-3 ESV / 43 helpful votes

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks. I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.

Daniel 10:2 ESV / 43 helpful votes

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks.

Daniel 9:3 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Hebrews 10:24-25 ESV / 42 helpful votes

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Hebrews 10:24 ESV / 42 helpful votes

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,

Psalm 35:13 ESV / 42 helpful votes

But I, when they were sick— I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest.

1 Kings 19:8 ESV / 42 helpful votes

And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God.

Matthew 5:44 ESV / 41 helpful votes

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Proverbs 16:27 ESV / 41 helpful votes

A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

1 Peter 1:13 ESV / 39 helpful votes

Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 6:3-5 ESV / 39 helpful votes

If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.

1 Thessalonians 5:8 ESV / 39 helpful votes

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 39 helpful votes

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Mark 12:30 ESV / 38 helpful votes

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

Matthew 5:7 ESV / 35 helpful votes

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;

Proverbs 19:11 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Colossians 3:13 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

James 3:17 ESV / 31 helpful votes

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

James 2:13 ESV / 31 helpful votes

For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

2 Timothy 2:25 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 1:7 ESV / 31 helpful votes

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Acts 8:22 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

Acts 5:31 ESV / 31 helpful votes

God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

Luke 24:24 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”

Luke 6:37 ESV / 31 helpful votes

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

Luke 6:36 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Mark 11:25 ESV / 31 helpful votes

And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

Matthew 16:12 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matthew 6:14 ESV / 31 helpful votes

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,

Daniel 9:9 ESV / 31 helpful votes

To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him

Psalm 86:5 ESV / 31 helpful votes

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

Isaiah 59:20 ESV / 30 helpful votes

“And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the Lord.

Isaiah 55:7 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Psalm 130:7 ESV / 30 helpful votes

O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.

Psalm 130:4 ESV / 30 helpful votes

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

Psalm 85:2 ESV / 30 helpful votes

You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah

Psalm 32:1 ESV / 30 helpful votes

A Maskil of David. Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

2 Chronicles 6:25 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to them and to their fathers.

Numbers 14:19 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Please pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now.”

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