Hatred stirs up strife, but affection covers all that do not love strife.

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

being strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, for all endurance and longsuffering with joy;

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience;

in meekness instructing those that oppose, if God perhaps may give them repentance, to a full knowledge of the truth,

You however have carefully followed my doctrine, lifestyle, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,

preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and teaching.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

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

and refused to listen, and remembered not Your wonders which You worked among them. And they hardened their neck, and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You, O God, [are] merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy, and You did not forsake them.

Mercy is a fruit to a man, and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

And she opens her hands to the needy, and reaches out fruit to the poor.

But she opens her mouth wisely, and according to law.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping to receive nothing back; and your reward shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

Therefore be compassionate, just as your Father also is compassionate.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ forgave us.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience;

Finally, all [of you] be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, compassionate, friendly,

and with godliness brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.

By this we have come to know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives in behalf of our brothers.

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

Beloved, if in this way God loved us, indeed we ought to love one another.

for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal, and walking according to human principles?

And Rachel, having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.

And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying.

For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.

having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, greed, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness; they are whisperers,

Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelries and drinking bouts, not in orgies and debaucheries, not in strife and jealousy.

For I am afraid, lest perhaps when I come, I will not find you as I desire, and that I will be found by you as you do not desire; lest perhaps there [be] contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, disputes, slanders, gossipings, pride, disorders;

envies, murders, drinking bouts, revelries, and the like; which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Some indeed are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will:

he is puffed up, understanding nothing, but [is] morbidly concerned with disputes and word battles, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,

For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, being deceived, being enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

But if you have bitter jealousy and strife in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.

For where jealousy and strife [exist], there unrest and every evil deed [are].

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"?

Therefore having put away all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all slanders,

And David said, Perhaps I have kept all his possessions in the wilderness that he should wrong me, and we did not order the taking of anything, of all his goods; yet he has rewarded me evil for good.

So God do to David and more also, if I leave one male of all that belongs to Nabal until the morning.

And blessed be your conduct, and blessed are you, who has hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.

But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing you harm, if you had not hastened and come to meet me, then I said, Surely there shall not be one male left to Nabal till the morning.

And the son of Hadad sent to him, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for foxes to all the people, even my infantry.

And the king of Israel answered and said, Let it be sufficient; let not the humpbacked boast as he that is upright.

His ways are profane at all times; Your judgments are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies.

A bad man does evil with insolence, but they that are judges of themselves are wise.

Rightful rule gives power to words, but sedition and strife precede poverty.

Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest you repent at last.

lest your friend continue to reproach you, so your quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to you like death. [ 25:10A] Favor and friendship set a man free, which you shall keep for yourself, lest you be made liable to reproach; but take heed to your ways peaceably.

The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof; the patient is better than the high-minded.

Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry; for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, leave not your place; for soothing will put an end to great offenses.

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and the form of his countenance was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. And he gave orders to heat the furnace seven times [more than usual], until it should burn to the uttermost.

Then those men were bound with their coats, caps, and trousers, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace,

Now these things, brothers, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, in order that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other.

Now some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you.

And you are puffed up, and have not rather grieved, so that he who did this deed would be removed from your midst.

Now concerning the things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

Let no one rule against you, desiring [to do so] in [false] humility and in worship of the angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, in vain being puffed up by his carnal mind,

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and acts of compassion,

doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,