- Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all sins. - A perverse man sows strife,
And a whisperer separates the best of friends. - By pride comes nothing but strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom. - It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel. - A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows. - Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
- Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear. All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.Next verse!With image