Deuteronomy 2:6

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

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

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

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

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

“ ‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink. Just let me pass through on my feet,

The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

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

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.

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.

“Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink from the water of the wells. We will go along the king’s highway. We will not turn away to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border.”

Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land to my place.’

Then all the wicked men and worthless fellows, of those who went with David, answered and said, “Because they didn’t go with us, we will not give them anything of the plunder that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart.”

The king said to Araunah, “No; but I will most certainly buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to Yahweh my God which cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

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.

I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.”

that he may sell me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him sell it to me among you as a possession for a burial place.”

Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.

Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”

In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”

and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.

When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.

A mixed multitude went up also with them, with flocks, herds, and even very much livestock.

The children of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway; and if we drink your water, I and my livestock, then I will give its price. Only let me, without doing anything else, pass through on my feet.”

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, so Israel turned away from him.

“Let me pass through your land. I will go along by the highway. I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.

If your brother isn’t near to you, or if you don’t know him, then you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall be with you until your brother comes looking for it, and you shall restore it to him.

Now it is true that I am a near kinsman. However, there is a kinsman nearer than I.

She lay at his feet until the morning, then she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”

I thought I should tell you, saying, ‘Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people.’ If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know. For there is no one to redeem it besides you; and I am after you.” He said, “I will redeem it.”

The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh. They went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, “Isn’t this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years? I have found no fault in him since he fell away until today.”

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

Now therefore command that cedar trees be cut for me out of Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say. For you know that there is nobody among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”

Then she came and told the man of God. He said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

King David said to Ornan, “No; but I will most certainly buy it for the full price. For I will not take that which is yours for Yahweh, nor offer a burnt offering that costs me nothing.”

the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy, but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.

I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul’s place, I could join words together against you, and shake my head at you,

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

“But if the wicked turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

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?

I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says Yahweh of Armies.

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”

But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

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

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Then don’t let your good be slandered,

Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

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,

Abstain from every form of evil.

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.