Colossians 3:19 – Love and Respect in Marriage
“Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.”
Ephesians 5:25 – Husbands, Love Your Wives
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
1 Peter 3:7 – Understanding and Honor in Marriage
“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Love is Patient
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
Proverbs 14:21 – Oppression of the Poor is Contemptible
“Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.”
James 1:27 – Pure and Undefiled Religion
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”
Proverbs 12:18 – Careful Words
“There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
Matthew 7:12 – The Golden Rule
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
Proverbs 19:14 – A Prudent Wife
“Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.”
Proverbs 11:17 – A Kind Person
“A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.”
Ephesians 4:29 – Building Others Up
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Matthew 5:9 – Peacemakers
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
Proverbs 25:21-22 – Overcoming Evil with Good
“If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.”
Romans 12:19-21 – Leave Vengeance to God
“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’ To the contrary, ‘if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Proverbs 3:27 – Do Not Withhold Good
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.”
Matthew 22:39 – Love Your Neighbor
“And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”
Proverbs 15:1 – A Soft Answer
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
Matthew 5:44 – Love Your Enemies
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Proverbs 16:32 – Patience is Better Than Power
“Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.”
Romans 12:10 – Show Honor to One Another
“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”
Proverbs 22:24-25 – Be Not a Friend with an Angry Man
“Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.”
Romans 12:17 – Repay No One Evil for Evil
“Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.”
Proverbs 25:28 – A Person Without Self-Control
“Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.”
Romans 13:10 – Love Fulfills the Law
“Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”
Proverbs 29:11 – A Fool Gives Full Vent to His Spirit
“A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.”
Romans 15:1 – Bear With the Weak
“We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”
Proverbs 31:9 – Speak up for Those Who Cannot Speak for Themselves
“Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
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Romans 12:21 – Overcome Evil with Good
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Psalm 103:6 – God Upholds the Cause of the Oppressed
“The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.”
Romans 14:19 – Pursue What Makes for Peace
“So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.”
Psalm 72:4 – Psalm for the Oppressed
“May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!”
Galatians 6:2 – Bear One Another’s Burdens
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
Psalm 140:12 – The Lord Will Maintain the Cause of the Needy
“I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.”
Luke 6:35 – Love Your Enemies
“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.”
Psalm 146:7 – The Lord Sets the Prisoners Free
“The LORD sets the prisoners free; the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.”
Luke 6:31 – Treat Others as You Want Them to Treat You
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
Isaiah 1:17 – Seek Justice
“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”
Luke 10:27 – Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
“He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”
Exodus 20:13 – You Shall Not Murder
“You shall not murder.”
Matthew 5:5 – The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”
Proverbs 14:31 – Oppressing the Poor is Showing Contempt for their Maker
“Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.”
Hebrews 13:16 – Do Good and Share
“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”
Proverbs 22:16 – Oppressing the Poor Will Lead to Poverty
“Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.”