– Divine Providence in general:
Ps 103,27s : All these beings expect from you that you feed them in their season.
Ps 144,15s : All hopeful eyes turn to you, and in due time you feed them.
Wis 6,7 : The Lord of all will not make an exception for anyone, and will not allow himself to be imposed by greatness.
Mt 6,24-34 : Therefore, behold, I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body.
Acts 17:28 : Because it is in him that we have life, movement and being.
Col 1:17 : He exists before all things, and all things hold together in him.
1Pt 5:7: Cast all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
– Divine Providence in particular:
Psalm 22 : The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. In green meadows he makes me lie down.
Ps 36,23ff : The Lord makes firm the steps of man and approves his ways. Even if he falls, he will not be prostrate.
Ps 146 : Praise the Lord for he is good; sing to our God, for he is lovable, and praise is fitting for him.
Eclo 17,16 : All his works are clear to him as the sun, and his eyes watch his way without ceasing.
Lk 12,6s : Not one of them goes unnoticed before God. Even the hairs on your head are all numbered.
– God creates and cares for creatures:
Gen 1–2 : In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Job 38 : Who is this that obscures Providence with meaningless speeches?
Ps 103 : Lord, my God, you are immensely great! With majesty and splendor you are clothed.
Ps 144 : O my God, my king, I will glorify you, and bless your name for ever and ever.
Ps 146 :9: Who feeds the flocks, the young ravens that cry out to him.
Is 42,5ss : This is what the Lord God says, who created the heavens and unfolded them, who established the earth and all its vegetation.
– And leads to the realization of your plans:
Is 10,5-14 : Woe to Assyria, rod of my anger and staff that handles my fury.
Ezekiel 26 :7: This is what the Lord Yahweh says: From the north I command against Tyre.
– Everything that happens to human beings is due to divine will or permission:
Job 5:6 : For evil does not come from the dust, nor does suffering spring from the earth.
Job 34:21 : For God looks at the conduct of each one and observes all his steps.
Pr 5:21 : For the Lord considers the ways of men and observes all their paths.
Pr 16,9 : The heart of man plans his way, but it is the Lord who directs his steps.
Pr 19:21 : There are many plans in the heart of man, but it is the will of the Lord that comes true.
Mt 10,29ss : However, no one falls to the ground without the will of your Father.
Rom 8:28 : Indeed, we know that all things work together for good to those who love God.
– Providence manifests itself in the exodus, in the Alliance, in the destiny of the chosen people:
Ez 20,8-9 : They, however, rebelled against me and refused to listen to me.
– But also in the love of God for foreign peoples:
Am 9,7 : Are you not like the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel? — oracle of the Lord.
– Providence decides for the people in salvation or perdition, whether they are faithful or not faithful:
Judg 2,11-12 : The Israelites then did evil in the eyes of the Lord and served Baal.
1Sm 4-5 : In those days, Israel went out against the Philistines to fight them.
– It also accompanies the life of the individual:
Job 10:12 : You have given me life and mercy, and your providence has preserved my spirit.
Ps 36:23 : The Lord makes firm the steps of man and approves his ways.
– By reason of Providence, man can place all his unreserved trust in God:
Mt 5:45 : You will be the children of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on both the evil and the good.
Mt 6,25-34 : Do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body.
Mt 7,7-8 : Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you.
Mt 10,29-30 : Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? However, none falls to the ground without the will of your Father.
Lk 12,6-7.22-23 : Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And yet, not one of them goes unnoticed before God.
