Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
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1 Corinthians 13:4-7
If you disregard this advice, you’re not offending your neighbors; you’re rejecting God, who is making you a gift of his Holy Spirit
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1 Thessalonians 4:8 MSG
Remember the words of our Lord Jesus for he said, it is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Acts 20:35
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
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Proverbs 14:12
The purity of silver and gold is tested by putting them in the fire; the purity of human hearts is tested by giving them a little flame.
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Proverbs 27:21
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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James 1:27
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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Galatians 6:9
So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper. Say a quiet yes to God and he’ll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it’s the only way you’ll get on your feet.
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James 4:9 MSG
Better a poor man who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
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Proverbs 19:1
If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.
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Matthew 16:25
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.
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Ecclesiastes 2:14
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies, you anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows.
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Psalm 23:5
If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn’t much to you in the first place.
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Proverbs 24:10
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
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Proverbs 11:2
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding,
In all your ways submit to him,
And he will make your paths straight.
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Proverbs 3:5-6
Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope in steadfast love.
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Jonah 2:8
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.
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Proverbs 22:29
Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy, share tears when they’re down. Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody.
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Romans 12:15 MSG
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
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1 John 3:16
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
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Isaiah 53:6