There I could see the stream flowing out through the south side of the east gateway. . . . At that point thewater was up to my ankles. . . . This time the water wasup to my knees. . . . It was up to my waist. . . . The riverwas too deep to cross without swimming. - Ezekiel 47:2-5

Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? - 1 Peter 3:13

Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. - 1 Peter 4:12

But leave the stump and the roots in the ground, bound with a band of iron and bronze and surrounded by tender grass. Now let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live like an animal among the plants of the fields. - Daniel 4:15

I tremble in fear of you; I fear your judgments. - Psalm 119:120

Then the other administrators and princes began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling his affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize. He was faithful and honest and always responsible. - Daniel 6:4

Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast, terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled what was left beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns. - Daniel 7:7

I am writing to you, my dear children, because your sins have been forgiven because of Jesus. - 1 John 2:12

When the wicked take charge, people hide. When the wicked meet disaster, the godly multiply. - Proverbs 28:28

Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it is because they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. But when people keep on sinning, it shows they belong to the Devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy these works of the Devil. - 1 John 3:7-8