Native American Quotes which fit well with Scripture

[wayfaring man]

O' GREAT SPIRIT
help me always
to speak the truth quietly,
to listen with an open mind
when others speak,
and to remember the peace
that may be found in silence.
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Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
For the wrath of man works not the righteousness of God. <-----> James 1:19+20

 

[wayfaring man]

There are no political solutions to spiritual problems.
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It is the spirit that quickens; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. <-----> John 6:63

 

[wayfaring man]

The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.
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For his anger endures but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. <-----> Psalm 30:5

 

[wayfaring man]

When all the trees have been cut down,
when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money.
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Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy; <-----> 1st Timothy 6:17

 

[wayfaring man]

I do not think the measure of a civilization
is how tall its buildings of concrete are,
But rather how well its people have learned to relate
to their environment and fellow man.
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For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. <-----> Matthew 16:26+27

 

[wayfaring man]

We may quarrel with men sometimes
about things on this earth,
but we never quarrel about God.
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No man has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us. <-----> 1st John 4:12

LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. <-----> Psalm 131:1

 

[wayfaring man]

Certain things catch your eye,
But pursue only those
that capture your heart.
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I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? <-----> Job 31:1

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
My flesh and my heart fails: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. <-----> Psalm 73:25+26

 

[wayfaring man]

Give thanks for unknown blessings
already on their way.
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Now thanks be unto God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place. <-----> 2nd Corinthians 2:14

 

[wayfaring man]

There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled,
which leads to an unknown, secret place.
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And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it... <---> Isaiah 35:8

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that find it. <-----> Matthew 7:14

He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. <-----> Psalm 91:1

 

[wayfaring man]

Oh, Great Spirit
Whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world,
hear me, I am small and weak,
I need your strength and wisdom.
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And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. <-----> Acts 2:1+2

...[God] gives to all life, and breath, and all things; <---> Acts 17:25

...I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. <-----> Psalm 40:17

I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. <-----> Psalm 119:125

 

[wayfaring man]

Make me always ready to come to you
with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades, as the fading sunset,
my Spirit may come to you without shame.
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Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. <-----> Psalm 24:3-5

 

[wayfaring man]

Friend do it this way - that is,
whatever you do in life,
do the very best you can
with both your heart and mind.
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Whatsoever thy hand finds to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goes. <-----> Ecclesiastes 9:10

 

[wayfaring man]

All of Creation is related.
And the hurt of one is the hurt of all.
And the honor of one is the honor of all.
And whatever we do effects everything in the universe.
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And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. <-----> 1st Corinthians 12:26+27

 

[wayfaring man]

When you are in doubt, be still, and wait;
when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.
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Has thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows.
And he that doubts is damned if he eat, because he eats not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. <-----> Romans 14:22+23

One man esteems one day above another: another esteems every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. <-----> Romans 14:5

 

[wayfaring man]

Treat the earth well.
It was not given to you by your parents,
it was loaned to you by your children.
We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors,
we borrow it from our Children.
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The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth has he given to the children of men. <-----> Psalm 115:16