Bible Verses about “insanity”

“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”

“¶ Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”

“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”

“¶ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

“¶ ‹Judge not, that ye be not judged.›”

“¶ ‹Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.›”

“‹For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.›”

“‹And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?›”

“‹Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.›”

“‹Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam› [is] ‹in thine own eye?›”

“¶ ‹Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:›”

“¶ ‹Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.›”

“¶ ‹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.›”

“‹Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?›”

“‹And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.›”

“‹Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.›”

“‹Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?›”

“‹Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.›”

“‹Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.›”

“‹A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither› [can] ‹a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.›”

“‹Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.›”

“‹Because strait› [is] ‹the gate, and narrow› [is] ‹the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.›”

“‹Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide› [is] ‹the gate, and broad› [is] ‹the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:›”

“‹Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:›”

“‹And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:›”

“‹For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.›”

“‹And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.›”

“‹And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.›”

“‹If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?›”

“‹Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?›”

“‹Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?›”

“And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:”

“For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.”

“¶ So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts unto wisdom.”

“The days of our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength [they be] fourscore years, yet [is] their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.”

“For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find not.”

“And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.”

“For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.”

“Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.”

“¶ He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.”

“Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.”

“And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?”

“And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.”

“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou [art] God.”

“O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”

“For a thousand years in thy sight [are but] as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night.”

“Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret [sins] in the light of thy countenance.”

“Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.”

“Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.”