Bible Verses about “risk taking”
Found 41 verses (ordered by relevance) about “risk taking” in the KJV version of the Bible
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”
“If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”
“‹For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have› [sufficient] ‹to finish› [it]?”
“We love him, because he first loved us.”
“‹His lord said unto him, Well done,› [thou] ‹good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.›”
“‹Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and› [then] ‹at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.›”
“‹His lord answered and said unto him,› [Thou] ‹wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:›”
“‹And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.›”
“‹Take therefore the talent from him, and give› [it] ‹unto him which hath ten talents.›”
“‹His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.›”
“‹Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:›”
“‹And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo,› [there] ‹thou hast› [that is] ‹thine.›”
“‹And likewise he that› [had received] ‹two, he also gained other two.›”
“‹He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.›”
“‹And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.›”
“‹For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.›”
“¶ ‹For› [the kingdom of heaven is] ‹as a man travelling into a far country,› [who] ‹called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.›”
“‹Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made› [them] ‹other five talents.›”
“‹But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.›”
“‹After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.›”
“‹And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.›”
“‹Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish› [it], ‹all that behold› [it] ‹begin to mock him,›”
“‹Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.›”
“¶ Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.”
“In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.”
“As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.”
“‹For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?›”
“‹Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?›”
“‹Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.›”
“Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”
“¶ Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.”
“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.”
“If the clouds be full of rain, they empty [themselves] upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.”
“¶ And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,”
“And he said, ‹Come.› And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.”
“If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine [is] in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.”
“And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take [thy] journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.”