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Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of… Romans 15:2

Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. Romans 15:2	Each of us must consider his neighbor’s good for the purpose of building him up. selfishness encouragement neighbor
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. Ecclesiastes 4:9	Two are better than one: they earn a far greater reward for their toil. friendship relationships work

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. Proverbs 11:4	Riches will be of no avail on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. money righteousness materialism
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Proverbs 3:27	Do not withhold kindness from anyone to whom it is due when it is in your power to grant it. honesty giving debt
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. Psalm 34:15	The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. righteousness listening
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you. Psalm 86:5	O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, filled with kindness for all who cry to you. reliability love forgiveness
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! Psalm 130:1-2	Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cries of supplication. listening dependence mercy
But as for me, I will look to the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Micah 7:7	But as for me, I will look to the Lord. I place my hope in God my savior; my God will hear me. hope salvation listening
Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. Isaiah 1:17	And learn to do good. Pursue justice and rescue the oppressed; listen to the plea of the orphan and defend the widow. righteousness neighbor widows
Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that I need. Proverbs 30:8	Keep falsehood and lying far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but simply provide me with the food that I need. materialism food money
You shall not abuse any widow or orphan. If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry; my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children orphans. Exodus 22:22-24	You shall not oppress the widow or the orphan. If you mistreat them and they cry out to me for help, I will surely hear their cry, and my fury will burn and I will put you to death by the sword. Your wives will be widows and your children will be orphans. widows orphans
When goods increase, those who eat them increase; and what gain has their owner but to see them with his eyes? Ecclesiastes 5:11	When riches increase, so do those who are eager to accumulate them, and those who have accumulated them must remain content simply to feast their eyes on them. materialism money desires
May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus. Romans 15:5	May the God of perseverance and encouragement grant that you may live in harmony with one another, following in the example of Jesus Christ. community encouragement patience
We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing. 2 Thessalonians 1:3	Brethren, we must always give thanks to God for you, and it is only right that we do so. For your faith grows ever more, and the love that all of you have for one another continues to increase. faith love gratitude
Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. Isaiah 30:18	But even so the Lord is waiting to be gracious to you, and he will rise up to grant you his compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. grace righteousness patience
Who are you to pass judgment on servants of another? It is before their own lord that they stand or fall. And they will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make them stand. Romans 14:4	What right do you have to pass judgment on someone else’s servant? The master will determine whether that servant will stand or fall. But the servant will be upheld, for the Lord has the power to enable him to stand. faith judgment equipment
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. Psalm 37:5-6	Commit your way to the Lord; place your trust in him, and he will act. He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, and the justice of your cause, like the noonday. trust righteousness life
I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not call on my name. Isaiah 65:1	I was eager to respond to those who did not consult me. I was anxious to be approached by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am! Here I am!” to a nation that did not summon me. seeking listening calling
And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. Romans 5:3-4	And not only that, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we realize that suffering develops perseverance, and perseverance produces character, and character produces hope. suffering hope joy
For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. Romans 1:11-12	For I am longing to see you so that I may bestow on you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or, rather, so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. friendship strength encouragement
My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted. Galatians 6:1	Brethren, if anyone is detected committing a transgression, you who are spiritual must set him right in a spirit of gentleness. Meanwhile, you should take care so that you yourselves are not tempted. sin temptation desires