But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;
Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,
He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.
You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:
They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.
A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.
A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.
A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.
He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.
The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.
Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.
She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.
Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.
A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.
All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.
His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.
They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.
The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.
I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.
<A Song of the going up. Of Solomon.> If the Lord is not helping the builders, then the building of a house is to no purpose: if the Lord does not keep the town, the watchman keeps his watch for nothing.
His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.
Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.
Let your wrath be turned away from me, so that I may be comforted, before I go away from here, and become nothing.
You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.)
You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.
For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.
For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.
Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.
Is his mercy quite gone for ever? has his word come to nothing?
But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.
Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.
For in one hour such great wealth has come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all who are sailing on the sea, and sailors and all who get their living by the sea, were watching from far away,
And nothing unclean may come into it, or anyone whose works are cursed or false; but only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life.
For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.
For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer.
Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.
I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.
Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.
Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?
For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.
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