Proverbs 17:13
Proverbs 20:22
Matthew 5:39
39But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.Prov 20:22; 24:29; Isa 50:6; Lam 3:30; Luke 6:29; Rom 12:17, 19; 1Cor 6:7; 1Thes 5:15; 1Pet 3:9Matthew 25:34
34“Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who have been blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.Matt 20:23; Mark 10:40; Rom 8:17; 1Cor 2:9; Heb 11:16; 1Pet 1:4, 9; 3:9; Rev 21:7Romans 12:14
14Bless those who persecute you. Keep on blessing them, and never curse them.Matt 5:44; Luke 6:28; 23:34; Acts 7:60; 1Cor 4:12; 1Pet 2:23; 3:9Romans 12:17
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focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.Prov 20:22; Matt 5:39; Rom 14:16; 2Cor 8:21; 1Thes 5:15; 1Pet 3:9 1 Corinthians 4:12
12We wear ourselves out from working with our own hands. When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure.Matt 5:44; Luke 6:28; 23:34; Acts 7:60; 18:3; 20:34; Rom 12:14, 20; 1Thes 2:9; 2Thes 3:8; 1Tim 4:10; 1Pet 2:23; 3:91 Thessalonians 5:15
15Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.Lev 19:18; Prov 20:22; 24:29; Matt 5:39, 44; Rom 12:17; 1Cor 6:7; Gal 6:10; 1Thes 3:12; 1Pet 3:9
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