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Quibbling. James 2:10—Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, &c.

Quickening. Eph. 2:1—And you hath he quickened, &c.

Quietness. 1 Thess. 4:11—Study to be quiet;
  1 Peter 3:4—Ornament of a meek and quiet spirit.

Quietness in Danger. Isa. 30:13—In quietness and confidence, &c.


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Race Loyalty. 1 Cor. 9:27—But I keep under my body, &c.

Reasonable Religion. 1 Pet. 3:15—A season of the hope that is in you.

Reasons. Matt. 5:37—Let your communications be, &c.

Reclamation. Is. 35:1—The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them;
  Jas. 5:20—Converteth a sinner from error, &c.

Recognition by One's Work. Rev. 20:13—Any they were judged every man according to their works.

Record, Keeping the. Eccl. 12:14—God shall bring every work into judgment.

Reflection, Imperfect. Matt. 6:23.If the light in thee be darkness.

Reformation. Rom. 12:2—Be ye transformed, &c.

Reformers, Erratic. Jude 12—Carried about of winds, trees whose fruit withereth;
  Eph. 4:14—Carried about with every wind of doctrine.

Refreshing Springs. Psalm 45:1—My heart is inditing (bubbleth up) a good matter.

Rejection of Christ. Matt. 19:22—But when the young man heard, &c.

Religion, Allaying Fear. Psalm 121:1—I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, &c.

Religion, Family. Gen. 18:19—For I know him that he will command his children, &c.

Religion versus Business. Matt. 6:25—Is not the life more than meat, &c.

Reminders, Unpleasant. Isa. 1:18—Tho your sins be as scarlet, &c.;
  Gal. 6:17—I bear on my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

Renewal. Ezek. 47:9—Everything shall live whither the river cometh, &c.

Renewal, Spiritual. Acts 2:1-4—Day of Pentecost, &c.

Renovation. Psalm 51:2—Cleanse me from my sins;
  Psalm 19:12—Cleanse thou me from secret faults.

Renunciation, Complete. Matt. 6:24—Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Repair of Character. Isaiah 40:31—Shall renew their strength, &c.

Repayment. Joel 3:7—And will return your recompense upon your own head, &c.

Repeated Effort. Josh. 6:15—They compassed the city seven times.

Repentance, Practical. Matt. 3:8—Bring forth therefore fruits worth repentance, &c.

Reputation. Prov. 22:1—A good name is to be chosen, &c.

Rescue. Gen. 19:15-22—And when the morning arose, &c.

Reservation. Luke 18:29—There is no man that hath left house or parents, &c.

Resignation. Mark 7:37—He hath done all things well;
  Psalm 127:2—It is vain for you to rise up early, &c.

Resolution. Psalm 56:4—I will not fear, &c.

Resources, Making the Best of. Eccl. 9:10—Whatsoever thy hand findeth, &c.

Resourcefulness. Mark 2:4—And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was, &c.

Responsibility. Matt. 27:24—I am innocent of the blood of this just person; see ye to it.

Restitution. Ex. 22:3—For he should make full restitution.

Restoration in Nature. Psalm 119:64—The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy.

Restoring God's Image. Gen. 2:27—God created man in his own image, &c.

Restraint. Jer. 14:10—Thus saith the Lord unto his people, &c.;
  Psalm 119:101—I have refrained my feet, &c.;
  Prov. 1:15—My son, walk not thou, &c.;
  Amos. 2:14—The strong shall not strengthen his, &c.

Resurrection. Heb. 11:4—He being dead yet speaketh, &c.

Retardation. Luke 2:52—And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

Retribution in the Individual. Rom. 2:6—Who will render to every man according to his deeds;
  Ezek. 18:4—The soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Reverence for Parents. Exod 20:12—Honor thy father and thy mother, &c.