All quotes

I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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

Therefore love the foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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

“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.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

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

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.’

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

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

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?

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

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.

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.

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

But let each man examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast in himself, and not in someone else.

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

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

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

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.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

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