And Joab said to Amasa, Are you in health, [my] brother? And the right hand of Joab took hold of the beard of Amasa to kiss him.

And Amasa observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab. And Joab struck him with it on the loins, and his bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

They were scattered at the anger of His countenance, and his heart drew near to them. His words were smoother than oil, yet they are darts.

Though your enemy intreat you with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

They approach you as a people that come together, and sit before you, and hear your words, but they will not do them; for [there is] falsehood in their mouth, and their heart [goes] after their pollutions.

And immediately he went up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed Him.

This he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to pilfer the things which were placed in it.

in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

I speak not by a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by means of the diligence of others.

For our exhortation [was] not from error nor from uncleanness, nor in trickery,

Now the goal of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,

If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the necessary things of the body, what [is] the benefit?

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere love for the brothers, love one another fervently from a pure heart,

And above all things have fervent love for one another, because "love will cover a multitude of sins."

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and He knows all things.

Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

He devises iniquity on his bed; he gives himself to every evil way; and does not abhor evil.

You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness beyond Your companions.

You that love the Lord, hate evil; the Lord preserves the souls of His saints; He shall deliver them from the hand of sinners.

I have not set before my eyes any unlawful thing; I have hated transgressors.

I gain understanding by Your commandments; therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness.

I hate and abhor unrighteousness; but I love Your law.

The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, insolence, pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.

We have hated evil, and loved good; restore judgment in the gates, so that the Lord God Almighty may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your companions."

who, arriving and seeing the grace of God, was glad, and encouraged them all with purpose of heart to continue with the Lord,

See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue that which is good, both for one another and for all.

Pursue peace and holiness with all [people], without which no one shall see the Lord:

For "He that desires to love life and see good days, let him stop his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.

Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.