Biblical Quotations for All Occasions : From the World's Greatest Source, Over 2,000 Timeless Quotes to Enrich Your Message [Paperback]

Stephen Lang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 24, 1999

The Bible's Most Memorable Sayings at Your Fingertips
Priceless Biblical quotations have enriched speeches and prose throughout the ages. No other work has produced such a wealth of wise, one-of-a-kind phrases. Now you can have all the Bible's most unforgettable passages in one handy reference guide organized by more than 100 different topics. Inside you'll find the perfect quote for such timeless subjects as:
·Success
·Happiness
·Money
·Sexuality
·Friends
·Choices
·Marriage
·Children
·Work
·Retirement
·Self-esteem
·Healing
·Conflict
·Freedom
·Ambition
·And many more!
With a special occasion section for birthdays, weddings, graduations, and more, Biblical Quotations for All Occasions is an essential tool for speakers, writers, and anyone seeking to add power and depth to their spoken and written presentations.

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Say you're curious about the Bible's stance on alcohol. All you need to do open to page 41 of Stephen J. Lang's Biblical Quotations for All Occasions, where you'll find Proverbs 23:20-21, which says, "Be not among wine guzzlers, nor among gluttonous eaters of food. For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and laziness shall clothe a man with rags." Or Proverbs 31:6-7: "Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more," arming you with the appropriate Gospel for whichever side of the argument you wish to espouse.

The book includes quotations for various occasions--"Anniversaries" to "Weddings"--and quotations by subject, organized alphabetically from "Abuse" and "Adultery" to "Work," "Worldly Pleasures," and "Worry." Each category mentions others that are related, so "Conflict" refers you to "Fellowship with Other Believers," "Hate," and "Peace." I Peter 5:8 advises: "Be self-controlled, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour," but self-control isn't so easy with Lang's Biblical Quotations nearby. --Stephanie Gold

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Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (March 24, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761515429
• ISBN-13: 978-0761515425
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,333,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

J. Stephen Lang's favorite game is Trivial Pursuit, and his favorite book is the Bible. Lang is a best-selling author whose titles include "Know the Bible in 30 Days," "The Complete Book of Bible Trivia," "1,001 Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Bible," "What the Good Book Didn't Say," "The Big Book of American Trivia", and "The Complete Book of Confederate Trivia." His "Bible I.Q." column ran for several years in Today's Christian magazine. Mr. Lang holds an M.A. from Wheaton College and lives in Seminole, Florida.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top of the Line for Usefulness, February 14, 2003

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Ross Kildare (Encinitas, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biblical Quotations for All Occasions : From the World's Greatest Source, Over 2,000 Timeless Quotes to Enrich Your Message (Paperback)

I got this book for Christmas and have enjoyed just browsing through it, though I expect it to be useful as a reference book as well. I think the author (or maybe the publisher) did a neat job of updating the King James Version so that the quotes sound poetic but are still easy to understand. (They did away with all the words like 'thee' and 'thou' and so on.) I have recommended this to people in my church because I think its topical arrangement makes it easy to find what you're looking for in practically any subject area.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Although a Pentacostal POV shines through...., July 2, 2000

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This review is from: Biblical Quotations for All Occasions : From the World's Greatest Source, Over 2,000 Timeless Quotes to Enrich Your Message (Paperback)

...it still fills a terrific void. When writing thank you notes or other letters marking special occasions, I go looking for that great bible verse to sum it all up. This means I will open up my bible's concordenance and hunt verse by verse for something to grab my eye. Usually, I find the searching to be quite enjoyable and relaxing, but if time is an issue, it can frustrate the experience.

Until now. This book meets my need. With these great bible verses all catagorized, all one has to do is hit the index and look up the occasion. Congratulating someone on a new job or promotion? There are over 10 verses to choose from. What about the usual anniversary, birthday, wedding, etc events? There are many, many verses here that one is bound to be appropriate.

This book will not stop me from bible-hunting; that is an exercise I enjoy too much to give up. However, this book is a great catalogue and I am using it frequently.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just about every Bible quote you could hope to use!, December 27, 2003

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This review is from: Biblical Quotations for All Occasions : From the World's Greatest Source, Over 2,000 Timeless Quotes to Enrich Your Message (Paperback)

This book is packed with quotes! The only downside is the author re-wrote them to modernize them, so they are in neither King James version nor New International version nor any other text. I look up a lot of them to see their original wording, which is a good way to learn the quotes anyway. Great way to learn the Bible and use it in everyday life.