Quotes About Faith

The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.

God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.

Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.

But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.

Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?

Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.

Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.

which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.

For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.

God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.

He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.

Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.

Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.

The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.

Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?

Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,

when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,

Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.

Have you journeyed to the vents of the sea or walked in the trenches of the deep?