14 Bible Verses about Rashness
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And seeing one wronged, he defended and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian. For he supposed his brethren would have understood, that God would deliver them by his hand; but they understood it not.
And a certain scribe came and said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatever she should ask. And being before instructed by her mother, she said, Give me here John the Baptist's head in a charger.read more.
And the king was sorry; yet for the oath's sake, and them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her. And he sent and beheaded John in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger,
And the king was exceeding sorry: yet for his oath's sake, and for the sake of his guests, he would not reject her.
Peter answering said to him, Tho' all should be offended at thee, I will never be offended. Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, before cock-crowing thou wilt deny me thrice.
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right-ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
Seeing then these things cannot be denied, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from Christ who called you by his grace to another gospel, Which is not another;
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, arrogant, proud, evil-speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, Without natural affection, covenant-breakers, slanderers, intemperate, fierce, despisers of good men, Traitors, rash, puffed up, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God;
But the register, having pacified the people, said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not, that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? Seeing then these things cannot be denied, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
But know this, that in the last days grievous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, arrogant, proud, evil-speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, Without natural affection, covenant-breakers, slanderers, intemperate, fierce, despisers of good men,read more.
Traitors, rash, puffed up, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness but denying the power of it.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
And which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and computeth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it? Lest haply after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold mock him, saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.read more.
Or what king marching to incounter another king in war, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand, to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? If not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassage, and desireth conditions of peace. So every one of you, who forsaketh not all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.
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Peter » Rashness
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right-ear. The servant's name was Malchus. Then said Jesus to Peter, Put up the sword into its scabbard. The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
Rashness » Warnings against
Seeing then these things cannot be denied, ye ought to be quiet, and to 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 wronged, he defended and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian. For he supposed his brethren would have understood, that God would deliver them by his hand; but they understood it not.
Rashness » Instances of » Paul, in persisting in going to jerusalem, against the repeated admonitions of the holy spirit
And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days, who told Paul by the Spirit, Not to go up to Jerusalem.
And as we tarried many days, a certain prophet, named Agabus, came down from Judea. And coming to us, he took up Paul's girdle, and binding his own feet and hands, said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man whose girdle this is, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. And when we heard these things, both we, and they of the place, besought him, not to go up to Jerusalem. read more.
But Paul answered, What mean ye, weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. And after these days, we took up our carriages, and 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 regarded the master and the owner of the vessel, more than the things, which were 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, Wilt thou that we bid fire come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?