Bible verses about "priorities" | YLT

¹² To number our days aright let us know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.

³⁶ for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? ³⁷ Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

¹⁵ `If ye love me, my commands keep,

⁵ and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,

³⁸ And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house, ³⁹ and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word, ⁴⁰ and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, `Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.' <sup>41</sup> And Jesus answering said to her, `Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things, ⁴² but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

³ `Thou hast no other Gods before Me.

²² And he said unto his disciples, `Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on; <sup>23</sup> the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing. <sup>24</sup> `Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls? ²⁵ and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit? ²⁶ If, then, ye are not able for the least—why for the rest are ye anxious? ²⁷ `Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these; <sup>28</sup> and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you—ye of little faith? <sup>29</sup> `And ye—seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense, ³⁰ for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things; ³¹ but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you. ³² `Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign; ³³ sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy; ³⁴ for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be.

⁵ (and if any one his own house how to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

³⁴ for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be.

² and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what is the will of God—the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

³³ but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.