Genesis 31:6

Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.

He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him seven more years.

Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds.

Aren’t we considered as foreigners by him? For he has sold us, and has also used up our money.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

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.

Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service with which I have served you.”

Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword?

Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’

She said to her father, “Don’t let my lord be angry that I can’t rise up before you; for I’m having my period.” He searched, but didn’t find the teraphim.

His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’ ”

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

with good will doing service as to the Lord, and not to men,

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:

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect: not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.