1 Corinthians 3:18-20 NIV
 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise   by the standards of this age,   you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness   in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness” ;   and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”   
1 Corinthians 8:1-2 NIV
 Now about food sacrificed to idols:   We know that “We all possess knowledge.”   But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. Those who think they know something   do not yet know as they ought to know.  
1 Samuel 27:1 NIV
 But David thought to himself, “One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
2 Corinthians 4:1 NIV
 Therefore, since through God’s mercy   we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.  
Ephesians 1:12 NIV
 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.  
Ephesians 3:13 NIV
 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Isaiah 12:2 NIV
 Surely God is my salvation;   I will trust   and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself,   is my strength   and my defense ; he has become my salvation.  ” 
Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV
 You will keep in perfect peace   those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust   in you.  Trust   in the Lord forever,   for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock   eternal. 
Isaiah 40:28-31 NIV
 Do you not know? Have you not heard?   The Lord is the everlasting   God, the Creator   of the ends of the earth.   He will not grow tired or weary,   and his understanding no one can fathom.    He gives strength   to the weary   and increases the power of the weak.  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men   stumble and fall;    but those who hope   in the Lord will renew their strength.   They will soar on wings like eagles;   they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.  
Jeremiah 10:23 NIV
 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.