- An honorable name is more to be desired than great riches,
and high esteem is preferable to silver and gold. - However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, and considerate, full of mercy and good fruits, without any trace of partiality or hypocrisy.
- Finally, all of you should be united in spirit, sympathetic, filled with love for one another, compassionate, and humble.
- Above all, maintain the fervor of your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
- Let mutual love continue, and do not forget to offer hospitality to strangers, for by doing this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
- I will instruct you
and guide you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you
and keep my eyes upon you. - If you obey the command that I give you today, to love the Lord, your God, and to walk in his ways, and to observe his commandments, statutes, and decrees, then you will live and multiply, and the Lord, your God, will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.
- O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us,
for we have placed our hope in you. - The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is filled with his kindness. - When I realized that my foot was slipping,
your kindness, O Lord, raised me up. - Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your kindness. - My soul thirsts for God, the living God.
When shall I come to behold the face of God? - The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in kindness. - God abides in anyone who acknowledges
that Jesus is the Son of God,
and that person abides in God. - Whoever does not love
does not know God,
because God is love. - For your kindness extends to the heavens;
your faithfulness, to the skies. - Beloved,
let us love one another,
because love is from God.
Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. - Keep in mind, therefore, that the Lord, your God, is God. He is a faithful God who keeps his covenant of mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and observe his commandments.
- But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those who trust in his kindness. - During the day the Lord grants his kindness,
and at night his praise is with me,
a prayer to the living God. - Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his mercy endures forever. - We have come to know
and to believe in
the love that God has for us.
God is love,
and whoever abides in love
abides in God,
and God in him. - And so does kindness, O Lord.
You reward each person
in accordance with his deeds. - Indeed, who is God except the Lord?
Who is the Rock besides our God? - Those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
For who is God except the Lord?
Who is a rock aside from our God?The one who provides seed for sowing and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness. Seek peace with everyone, as well as the holiness without which no one will ever see the Lord.Next verse!With image