What Does the Bible Say About Being Vulnerable?

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Mark 7:21-22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Romans 5:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Isaiah 53:1-12 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. ...

Proverbs 2:1-22 ESV / 3 helpful votes

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. ...

Romans 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ...

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:27-28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Proverbs 7:4-27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend, to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words. For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice, and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense, passing along the street near her corner, taking the road to her house ...

Psalm 121:1-8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. ...

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Deuteronomy 23:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute.

Leviticus 18:7-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, brought up in your father's family, since she is your sister. ...

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ...

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

1 Thessalonians 4:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;

Ephesians 6:1-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, ...

Ephesians 4:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

1 Corinthians 7:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

John 14:1-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” ...

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ...

Mark 10:17-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ...

Matthew 28:20 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Leviticus 19:29 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity.

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

31 Bible Verses about Being Vulnerable

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Mark 7:21-22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 5:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Isaiah 53:1-12 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 2:1-22 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:27-28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 7:4-27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 121:1-8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 23:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Leviticus 18:7-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Thessalonians 4:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 6:1-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 4:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 7:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 14:1-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Mark 10:17-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 28:20 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Leviticus 19:29 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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31 Bible Verses about Being Vulnerable

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 7:21-22 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 5:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 53:1-12 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 2:1-22 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:27-28 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 7:4-27 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 121:1-8 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 23:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 18:7-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

1 Thessalonians 4:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 6:1-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 7:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:1-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

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Philippians 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Mark 7:21-22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 5:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Isaiah 53:1-12 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 2:1-22 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:27-28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 7:4-27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 121:1-8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 23:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Leviticus 18:7-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Thessalonians 4:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 6:1-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 4:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 7:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 14:1-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Mark 10:17-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 28:20 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Leviticus 19:29 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote