Proverbs 25:21

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

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

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.

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

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

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

He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

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.

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”

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

and the south, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.

For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him

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

and if you pour out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will rise in darkness, and your obscurity will be as the noonday;

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

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

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

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,

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

or has found that which was lost, and lied about it, and swearing to a lie—in any of these things that a man sins in his actions—

The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.

He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

They buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at Abner’s grave; and all the people wept.

The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them.

if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

But don’t look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don’t rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don’t speak proudly in the day of distress.

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,

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.

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.

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

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof.”

Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.”

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.

Wasn’t it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed Yahweh’s prophets, how I hid one hundred men of Yahweh’s prophets with fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the pasture lands of their cities, in every city, there were men who were mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all who were listed by genealogy among the Levites.

Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring our sons and our daughters into bondage to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. It is also not in our power to help it, because other men have our fields and our vineyards.”

(the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);

But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.

Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

“ ‘ “Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters. She also didn’t strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.

The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

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

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

They brought water to him who was thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.

Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh?

hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”

for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs.

People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

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

For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”