This weekend I’ve been thinking a lot about the one-liners from scriptures that have stuck with me over the years — the ones that have made an impact on my life and come to mind when I need them. Over the next few days I’ll be posting some of my favorites. Here’s a few to start. These are all from the first 2 books of the Book of Mormon:

“I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded for I know that the Lord giveth no commandment unto the children of men save he shall provide a way for them to accomplish the thing he hath commanded.” 1 Nephi 3:7

“And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things.” - 1 Nephi 16:29

“The guilty take the truth to be hard for it cutteth them to the very center.” - 1 Nephi 16:2

“If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them.” 1 Nephi 17:50

“I did liken all scripture unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.” 1 Nephi 19:23

“I am encircled about eternally in the arms of his love.” 2 Nephi 1:15

“For it must needs be that there is an opposition in all things… all things must needs be a compound in one.” 2 Nephi 2:11

“Adam fell that men might be and men are that they might have joy.” 2 Nephi 2:25

“For my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children.” 2 Nephi 4:15

“Awake my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul.” 2 Nephi 4:28

“O Lord, I will praise thee forever; yea my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation.” 2 Nephi 4:30

“Yea, I know that God will give liberally to him that asketh, Yea my God will give me, if I ask not amiss.” 2 Nephi 4:35

“Shake off the chains of him that would bind you fast: come unto the God who is the rock of your salvation.” 2 Nephi 9:45

“Do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy.” 2 Nephi 9:51

“And the Messiah cometh that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not to be acted upon.” 2 Nephi 13:26

“And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.” 2 Nephi 25:26

“Feast upon the words of Christ for behold the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.” 2 Nephi 32:3

“I glory in plainness: I glory in truth; I glory in my Jesus, for he hath redeemed my soul from hell.” 2 Nephi 33:6

What about you, What are some of your favorites from 1st and 2nd Nephi? Or for those who aren’t LDS, your favorite one-liners from the Bible?

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