Bible verses about "reason" | YLT

³ neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

²⁸ `For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing? <sup>29</sup> lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him, <sup>30</sup> saying—This man began to build, and was not able to finish. <sup>31</sup> `Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him? ³² and if not so—he being yet a long way off—having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.

¹ And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, ² for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind, ³ without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good, ⁴ traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, ⁵ having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

¹⁵ and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And be ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

¹⁸ Come, I pray you, and we reason, saith Jehovah, If your sins are as scarlet, as snow they shall be white, If they are red as crimson, as wool they shall be!

¹⁷ and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: —