Ecclesiastes 12:1 -3 Dont let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator.

Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, Life is not pleasant anymore. Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky. Remember him before your legsthe guards of your housestart to tremble; and before your shouldersthe strong menstoop. Remember him before your teethyour few remaining servantsstop grinding; and before your eyesthe women looking through the windowssee dimly. (NLT) Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (NIV) Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (NIV) 1 Timothy 4:12 Dont let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. (NIV) Psalm 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (KJV) Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a mans heart, but it is the Lords purpose that prevails. (NIV) Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. (NIV) Psalm 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. (NIV) Isaiah 40:29-31 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. (NIV) Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. (NIV) Proverbs 23:19-21 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path. Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags. (NIV)

1 Peter 4:3 Youve already put in your time in that God-ignorant way of life, partying night after night, a drunken and profligate life. Now its time to be done with it for good. Of course, your old friends dont understand why you dont join in with the old gang anymore. But you dont have to give an account to them. Theyre the ones who will be called on the carpetand before God himself. (The Message) Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (NIV) Psalm 71:5 For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth. (NIV) Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. (NIV) 1 Samuel 15:23a Rebellion is as bad as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as bad as worshiping idols. (NLT) Ephesians 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and motherwhich is the first commandment with a promise that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth. (NIV) Proverbs 17:25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him. (NIV) Proverbs 23:22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. (NIV) Proverbs 1:8-9 Listen, my son, to your fathers instruction, and do not forsake your mothers teaching. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. (NIV) 1 Timothy 5:1-2 Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. (NLT) James 2:14-17 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed, but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. (NIV) Joshua 1: 7-9 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this

Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (NIV) 2 Timothy 2:22-25 Have no part at all in the wrong things that young men like to do. Believe. Have love. Follow what is right. Live at peace. Do these things along with others who have a clean heart and talk to God. Keep out of foolish quarrels. You know that they start fights.The Lords servant must not fight. But he must be kind to all people. He must be a good teacher to them. He must be patient with them. When he corrects those who are against him, he must do it in a gentle way. It may be that God will turn their hearts to know what is true. (WE) Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them. (NIV) Romans 13:13 Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Dont participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. (NIV) Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. (NIV) 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. (NIV) Proverbs 8:32-33 Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. (NIV) Jeremiah 1:4-9 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Ah, Sovereign LORD, I said, I do not know how to speak; I am only a child. But the LORD said to me, Do not say, I am only a child. You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you, declares the LORD. Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, Now, I have put my words in your mouth.(NIV)

1 Samuel 2:18 Samuel was ministering before the LORD -a boy wearing a linen ephod. (NIV) 2 Kings 22:1-2 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mothers name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath. He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. (NIV) Song Of Solomon 8:4 (The Message) Oh, let me warn you, sisters in Jerusalem: Dont excite love, dont stir it up, until the time is ripeand youre ready. Proverbs 20:11 Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right. (NIV) Proverbs 28:24 He who robs his father or mother and says, Its not wrong he is partner to him who destroys. (NIV) Mark 12:29-31 The most important one, answered Jesus, is this: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself.There is no commandment greater than these. (NIV) Micah 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (NIV)

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10 Bible Verses for College Students Matthew 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Philippians 4:6-8 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Jeremiah 29:11 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Titus 2:6-8 Likewise urge the young men to be sensible; in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech which is beyond reproach, in order that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us. 2 Timothy 2:22

Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me I hope these verses were inspirational for the student reading them or going into college. I encourage students to find a church to attend and grow in while in school. If you have another favorite Bible verse for a college student, please add it to the comments.

Inspirational Quotes for College Students: Persistence

College is ALL about Persistence! Don't shy away from it
" Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." - John Quincy Adams: "Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit." -Vincent Lombardi (This one has been very important to me personally) "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there's love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." - Ella Fitzgerald "Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best." - H. Jackson Brown And, my experience is when we try our best and persist, we do become the BEST

at it.. "Motivation is What Gets You Started, Habit is What Keeps You Going" - Unknown (this one is taped on my wall!) "My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." - Abraham Lincoln "We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough." - Helen Keller

Inspirational and Motivational Quotes for Lawyers

A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns. - Mario Puzo You win some and you lose some, but you get paid for all of them. - Anonymous I don't think you can make a lawyer honest by an act of legislature. You've got to work on his conscience. And his lack of conscience is what makes him a lawyer. -Will Rogers The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape. - Ralph Waldo Emerson You cannot live without the lawyers, and certainly you cannot die without them. Joseph H. Choate A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers. - H. L. Mencken To me, a lawyer is basically the person that knows the rules of the country. We're all throwing the dice, playing the game, moving our pieces around the board, but if there is a problem the lawyer is the only person who has read the inside of the top of the box. Jerry Seinfeld

The Lawyer's Motto: "Insofar as manifestations of functional deficiencies are agreed by any and all concerned parties to be imperceivable, and are so stipulated, it is incumbent upon said heretofore mentioned parties to exercise the deferment of otherwise pertinent maintenance procedures." In Other Words: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." --Anonymous