Romans 12:17
Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.
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Romans 12:17
Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.
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Romans 12:18
As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.
Romans 12:19
Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.
Romans 12:20
But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.
Romans 12:21
Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.
1 Peter 3:9
Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
Leviticus 19:18
Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.
Exodus 23:4
If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him.
Exodus 23:5
If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire.
Job 31:29
If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;
Job 31:30
(For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)
Genesis 42:25
Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.
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2 Corinthians 8:20
And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands:
2 Corinthians 8:21
For the business has been so ordered by us as to have the approval, not only of the Lord, but of men.
Proverbs 3:4
So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
Romans 14:16
Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:
Ruth 3:14
And she took her rest at his feet till the morning: and she got up before it was light enough for one to see another. And he said, Let it not come to anyone's knowledge that the woman came to the grain-floor.
1 Corinthians 10:29
Right and wrong, I say, not for you, but for the other man; for the fact that I am free is not dependent on another man's sense of right or wrong.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.
Romans 12:14
Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.
Deuteronomy 32:35
Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.
Luke 6:28
Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.
Luke 6:29
If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe.
Luke 23:34
And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
Judges 15:11
Then three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to me.
1 Samuel 24:11
And see, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for the fact that I took off the skirt of your robe and did not put you to death is witness that I have no evil purpose, and I have done you no wrong, though you are waiting for my life to take it.
Proverbs 24:16
For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
Luke 6:35
But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.
Acts 7:60
And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
1 Corinthians 4:13
When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.
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Philippians 4:8
For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.
Romans 13:8
Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.
Matthew 7:12
All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.
1 Timothy 5:8
If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.
Genesis 43:12
And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;
1 Thessalonians 4:6
And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.
2 Peter 1:5
So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,
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Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
Proverbs 24:29
Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
Proverbs 24:17
Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
Proverbs 24:18
For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
Psalms 7:4
If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;
Proverbs 17:13
If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.
Proverbs 25:21
If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
Proverbs 25:22
For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
Matthew 5:45
So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
Luke 6:27
But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,
Matthew 5:43
You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:
Matthew 5:48
Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.
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Matthew 5:39
But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.
Matthew 5:40
And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.
Matthew 5:41
And whoever makes you go one mile, go with him two.
Matthew 5:42
Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.
1 Corinthians 6:6
But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.
1 Corinthians 6:7
More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?
1 Corinthians 6:8
So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.
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1 Peter 2:12
Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Keep from every form of evil.
Romans 13:13
With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.
1 Peter 3:16
Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
Hebrews 13:18
Make prayers for us, for we are certain that our hearts are free from the sense of sin, desiring the right way of life in all things.
1 Corinthians 10:32
Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.
Matthew 5:16
Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
Acts 24:16
And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
Colossians 4:5
Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.
1 Timothy 3:7
And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.
Titus 2:5
To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.
James 2:7
Do they not say evil of the holy name which was given to you?
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Romans 12:15
Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
Romans 12:16
Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.
Romans 12:9
Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.
Romans 12:10
Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,
Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.
Proverbs 13:10
The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
Matthew 5:5
Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.
Titus 3:2
To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.
James 3:13
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
James 3:14
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.
James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
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1 Peter 2:19
For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.
1 Peter 2:20
What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.
1 Peter 2:21
This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:
1 Peter 2:22
Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:
1 Peter 2:23
To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
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1 Thessalonians 4:12
That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
2 Corinthians 13:7
Now our prayer to God is that you may do no evil; not in order that it may be put to our credit, but so that you may do what is right, whatever we may seem.
1 Timothy 2:2
For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour.
Matthew 17:27
But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.
1 Timothy 5:14
So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,
Titus 2:7
In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
Titus 2:8
Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
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Leviticus 19:35
Do not make false decisions in questions of yard-sticks and weights and measures.
Leviticus 19:36
Have true scales, true weights and measures for all things: I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt;
Deuteronomy 25:15
But have a true weight and a true measure: so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Proverbs 11:1
Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
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Ephesians 4:26
Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;
Ephesians 4:27
And do not give way to the Evil One.
Psalms 4:4
Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. (Selah.)
Psalms 4:5
Give the offerings of righteousness, and put your faith in the Lord.
Psalms 37:7
Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
Psalms 37:8
Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.
Psalms 37:9
For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.
Proverbs 12:16
A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.
Proverbs 12:18
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
Proverbs 17:9
He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.
Proverbs 19:11
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
Proverbs 29:11
A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
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1 Samuel 26:9
And David said to Abishai Do not put him to death; for who, without sin, may put out his hand against the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil?
1 Samuel 26:10
And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
1 Samuel 26:11
Never will my hand be stretched out against the man marked with the holy oil; but take the spear which is by his head and the vessel of water, and let us go.
1 Samuel 24:6
And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.
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Matthew 5:46
For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?
Matthew 5:47
And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
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James 1:19
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
James 1:20
For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.
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1 Peter 3:8
Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:
Matthew 5:9
Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.
Romans 12:11
Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;
Romans 12:12
Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,
Romans 12:13
Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.
Hebrews 12:14
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
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Genesis 14:23
That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:
Genesis 23:13
And Abraham said to Ephron, in the hearing of the people of the land, If only you will give ear to me, I will give you the price of the field; take it, and let me put my dead to rest there.
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1 Chronicles 21:24
And King David said to Ornan, No; I will certainly give you the full price for it, because I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or give a burned offering without payment.
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Proverbs 9:7
He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.
Proverbs 9:8
Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.
Proverbs 9:9
Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
Proverbs 15:12
The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.
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Proverbs 14:7
Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
Proverbs 21:24
The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
Proverbs 22:10
Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
Proverbs 23:9
Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 26:4
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
Proverbs 26:5
Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
Proverbs 28:23
He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.
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Jeremiah 32:7
See, Hanamel, the son of Shallum, your father's brother, will come to you and say, Give the price and get for yourself my property in Anathoth: for you have the right of the nearest relation.
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Ruth 4:4
And it was in my mind to give you the chance of taking it, with the approval of those seated here and of the responsible men of my people. If you are ready to do what it is right for a relation to do, then do it: but if you will not do it, say so to me now; for there is no one who has the right to do it but you, and after you myself. And he said, I will do it.
Jeremiah 32:8
So Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, came to me, as the Lord had said, to the place of the armed watchmen, and said to me, Give the price and get my property which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: for you have the nearest relation's right to the heritage; so get it for yourself. Then it was clear to me that this was the word of the Lord.
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Malachi 1:12
But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.
Malachi 1:14
A curse on the false man who has a male in his flock, and takes his oath, and gives to the Lord a damaged thing: for I am a great King, says the Lord of armies, and my name is to be feared among the Gentiles.
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Malachi 1:13
And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.
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Romans 13:1
Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.
Romans 13:4
For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer.
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1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;
1 Corinthians 13:5
Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
1 Corinthians 13:7
Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.
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2 Thessalonians 3:7
For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,
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2 Thessalonians 3:8
And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:
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