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Gracious speech is like clover honey-
good taste to the soul, quick energy for the body.

Proverbs 16:24 (The Message)

Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24 (New International Version)

Kind words are like honey—
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

Proverbs 16:24 (New Living Translation)

Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment.

1 Peter 2:2 (New Living Translation)

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.

1 Peter 2:2 (New International Version)

Now, like infants at the breast, drink deep of God’s pure kindness. Then you’ll grow up mature and whole in God.

1 Peter 2:2 (The Message)

My child, listen and be wise:
Keep your heart on the right course.

Proverbs 23:19 (New Living Translation)

Listen, my son, and be wise,
and keep your heart on the right path.

Proverbs 23:19 (New International Version)

Oh listen, dear child—become wise;
point your life in the right direction.

Proverbs 23:19 (The Message)

But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble.

1 Corinthians 8:9 (New Living Translation)

Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

1 Corinthians 8:9 (New International Version)

But God does care when you use your freedom carelessly in a way that leads a fellow believer still vulnerable to those old associations to be thrown off track.

1 Corinthians 8:9 (The Message)

Jairus fell at Jesus’ feet, “saying again and again, ‘My daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so she will be healed and will live’” (Mark 5:23).

There are no games. No haggling. No masquerades. The situation is starkly simple: Jairus is blind to the future and Jesus knows the future. So Jairus asks for his help.

And Jesus, who loves the honest heart, goes to give it…[He] turns immediately to Jairus and pleads: “Don’t be afraid; just believe” (v. 36).

Jesus compels Jairus to see the unseen. When Jesus says, “Just believe … ,” he is imploring, “Don’t limit your possibilities to the visible. Don’t listen only for the audible. Don’t be controlled by the logical. Believe there is more to life than meets the eye!”

“Trust me,” Jesus is pleading. “Don’t be afraid; just trust.”

by Max Lucado