1 Samuel 25:21

Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

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

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

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

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.

Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Don’t let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you;

For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves.

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

Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David was escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.

But the men were very good to us, and we were not harmed, and we didn’t miss anything, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields.

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.

All these servants of yours will come down to me, and bow down themselves to me, saying, “Get out, with all the people who follow you;” and after that I will go out.’ ” He went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

“Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.

Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented, gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.

Now I have heard that you have shearers. Your shepherds have now been with us, and we didn’t harm them. Nothing was missing from them all the time they were in Carmel.

David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.

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

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;

Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.

Then Yahweh said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not turn toward this people. Cast them out of my sight, and let them go out!

came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good?

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

David said to his men, “Every man put on his sword!” Every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.

and say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.” ’ ”

They are children of fools, yes, children of wicked men. They were flogged out of the land.

They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

Should evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’ ”

Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

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

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.