Bible verses about "troublemakers" | BBE

¹⁹ Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. ²⁰ And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, ²¹ Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. ²² And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. ²³ And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. ²⁴ And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. ²⁵ But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. ²⁶ And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us. ²⁷ And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house; ²⁸ For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain. ²⁹ But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say. ³⁰ And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed. ³¹ And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.

¹⁶ For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.

¹² For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.

¹ Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.

¹ So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk, ² Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation; ³ If you have had a taste of the grace of the Lord: ⁴ To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God; ⁵ You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame. ⁷ And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building; ⁸ And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God. ⁹ But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven. ¹⁰ In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you. ¹¹ My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul; ¹² Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge. ¹³ Keep all the laws of men because of the Lord; those of the king, who is over all, ¹⁴ And those of the rulers who are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of those who do well. ¹⁵ Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour: ¹⁶ As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God; ¹⁷ Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king. ¹⁸ Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured. ¹⁹ For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done. ²⁰ What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God. ²¹ This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps: ²² Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth: ²³ To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness: ²⁴ He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well. ²⁵ Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.

²⁸ A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends. ²⁹ A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good. ³⁰ He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

¹ Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them: ² For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble. ³ The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong: ⁴ And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things. ⁵ A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater. ⁶ For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation. ⁷ Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place. ⁸ He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs. ⁹ The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others. ¹⁰ If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small. ¹¹ Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction. ¹² If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work? ¹³ My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste: ¹⁴ So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off. ¹⁵ Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place: ¹⁶ For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil. ¹⁷ Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall: ¹⁸ For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him. ¹⁹ Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners: ²⁰ For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out. ²¹ My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions: ²² For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions? ²³ These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good. ²⁴ He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations. ²⁵ But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them. ²⁶ He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer. ²⁷ Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house. ²⁸ Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false. ²⁹ Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work. ³⁰ I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense; ³¹ And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down. ³² Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it. ³³ A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: ³⁴ So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

⁹ Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.

¹⁸ As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.

³ It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

⁴⁴ But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

¹⁶ Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him: ¹⁷ Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause; ¹⁸ A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin; ¹⁹ A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

¹⁷ Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.