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Summary
Enrich speeches, prose, and your spiritual life with this outstanding collection of quotations from the Bible. The more than 2,000 passages included in this book feature some of the most famous lines in history and are remarkably relevant to the twenty-first century. These inspiring quotes are organized into more than 100 thematic categories, and each section begins with an introduction about how that particular topic is dealt with in the Scriptures. Just a few of the subjects covered include peace, parents, heaven, hell, anger, beauty, faith, and courage. In this glorious compilation you will find familiar sayings, passages that you've never noticed before, and the perfect quote for every occasion Nothing can enhance your writing or speech quite like excerpts from the Bible, and Biblical Quotations for All Occasions puts the most brilliant and meaningful Bible passages right at your fingertips. Book jacket.
Author Notes
J. Stephen Lang is the author of more than ten other books about the Bible He is a regular contributor to Moody, Discipleship Journal, Christian History, and other periodicals. He lives in Seminole, Florida
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| Part 1 Familiar Phrases from the Bible | p. 1 |
| Part 2 Quotations for All Occasions | p. 5 |
| Anniversaries | p. 7 |
| Birth or Adoption | p. 8 |
| Birthdays | p. 9 |
| Christmas | p. 12 |
| Easter | p. 14 |
| Father's Day | p. 16 |
| Graduation | p. 17 |
| Housewarming | p. 19 |
| Independence Day and Other Patriotic Holidays | p. 20 |
| Mother's Day | p. 22 |
| New Job/Promotion | p. 23 |
| Retirement | p. 24 |
| Thanksgiving | p. 25 |
| Weddings | p. 27 |
| And for All Occasions | p. 29 |
| Part 3 Quotations, Alphabetical by Topic | p. 31 |
| Abuse | p. 33 |
| Adultery | p. 36 |
| Aging | p. 39 |
| Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse | p. 41 |
| Ambition | p. 43 |
| Angels | p. 47 |
| Anger | p. 50 |
| Anxiety | p. 53 |
| Arrogance | p. 54 |
| Backsliding | p. 57 |
| Bad Company | p. 59 |
| Baptism | p. 60 |
| Baptism of the Spirit/Gifts of the Spirit | p. 62 |
| Beauty | p. 65 |
| The Bible | p. 68 |
| Blessing | p. 70 |
| The Body | p. 72 |
| Bribery/Corruption | p. 77 |
| Cheerfulness | p. 79 |
| Children | p. 80 |
| Choices | p. 83 |
| Citizenship | p. 86 |
| Comfort in Times of Trouble | p. 89 |
| Conceit | p. 95 |
| Confession | p. 96 |
| Conflict | p. 98 |
| Contentment | p. 100 |
| Courage | p. 102 |
| Criticism | p. 104 |
| Death | p. 108 |
| Deceit | p. 112 |
| Depression | p. 113 |
| The Devil | p. 117 |
| Discipline and Correction | p. 121 |
| Duty | p. 124 |
| Duty to the Poor | p. 124 |
| Enemies | p. 128 |
| Envy | p. 131 |
| Equality/Fairness | p. 133 |
| Eternal Life | p. 135 |
| Evil | p. 141 |
| Faith | p. 145 |
| False Teachings/Heresy | p. 149 |
| Fear | p. 153 |
| Fellowship with God | p. 157 |
| Fellowship with Other Believers | p. 160 |
| Flattery | p. 163 |
| Food | p. 165 |
| Forgiveness | p. 167 |
| Freedom | p. 169 |
| Friends | p. 172 |
| Frustration | p. 176 |
| Generosity | p. 179 |
| God As Creator | p. 182 |
| God As Judge | p. 186 |
| God's Compassion for the Poor | p. 190 |
| God's Fairness | p. 192 |
| God's Guidance | p. 194 |
| God's Love | p. 197 |
| God's Mercy | p. 201 |
| Guilt | p. 205 |
| Happiness | p. 209 |
| Hate | p. 211 |
| Healing | p. 214 |
| Heaven | p. 216 |
| Hell | p. 222 |
| Holiness | p. 225 |
| The Holy Spirit | p. 229 |
| Hope | p. 234 |
| Hospitality | p. 238 |
| Humility | p. 241 |
| Hypocrisy | p. 243 |
| Idolatry | p. 249 |
| Jesus As Savior | p. 251 |
| Jesus' Second Coming | p. 254 |
| Joy | p. 258 |
| Judging Others | p. 261 |
| Justification | p. 264 |
| Kindness | p. 266 |
| Laziness | p. 270 |
| Loneliness | p. 272 |
| Love for God | p. 273 |
| Love for Others | p. 276 |
| Lying | p. 281 |
| Marriage | p. 283 |
| Meekness/Gentleness | p. 286 |
| Mercy | p. 289 |
| Money | p. 291 |
| Nature and the Earth | p. 298 |
| New Birth/New Life | p. 302 |
| Obeying God | p. 308 |
| Opportunities | p. 311 |
| Oppression | p. 313 |
| Parents | p. 317 |
| Patience | p. 319 |
| Peace | p. 322 |
| Persecution | p. 327 |
| Perseverance | p. 331 |
| Personal Growth | p. 334 |
| Politics and Government | p. 337 |
| Power | p. 342 |
| Prayer | p. 346 |
| Pride | p. 350 |
| Repentance | p. 356 |
| Revenge | p. 361 |
| Righteousness | p. 364 |
| The Sabbath | p. 368 |
| Salvation | p. 369 |
| Self-Control/Self-Denial | p. 375 |
| Self-Deception | p. 377 |
| Self-Esteem | p. 380 |
| Selfishness | p. 385 |
| Self-Righteousness | p. 388 |
| Sexuality | p. 391 |
| Sickness | p. 395 |
| Sin and Redemption | p. 397 |
| Spiritual Power | p. 402 |
| Success | p. 406 |
| Temptation | p. 411 |
| Thankfulness | p. 414 |
| The Tongue | p. 417 |
| Trendiness | p. 421 |
| Trusting God | p. 423 |
| Violence | p. 427 |
| Wisdom and Discernment | p. 430 |
| Witnessing/Evangelism | p. 435 |
| Work | p. 439 |
| Worldly Cares | p. 444 |
| Worldly Pleasures | p. 446 |
| Worry | p. 450 |
| Topical Index | p. 455 |