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There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Don’t oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.’

“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.