Romans 12:9

Living In Love

⁸ he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, let him do it in simplicity; he that presides, in earnest care; he that shows mercy, in cheerfulness. ⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. ¹⁰ loving one another with brotherly love, with honour preferring one another;

Cling to What is Good

What is Good

Hold Fast To What Is Good

That Which Is Good

1 Timothy 1:5

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of faith unfeigned:

Psalm 34:14

Nun Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Amos 5:15

Hate the evil and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate; it may be that the LORD God of the hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls in the obedience of the truth, by the Spirit, in unfeigned brotherly love, love one another with a pure heart fervently,

Psalm 97:10

Ye that love the LORD are to hate evil; he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Psalm 101:3

I will set nothing of Belial before my eyes: I hate the work of those that betray; it shall not cleave to me.

2 Corinthians 6:6

in chastity, in knowledge, in meekness, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in unfeigned charity,

2 Samuel 20:9-10

And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in peace, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

Psalm 36:4

He devises iniquity upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.

Psalm 45:7

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Psalm 55:21

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Psalm 119:104

Through thy precepts I have obtained understanding; therefore I have hated every false way.

Psalm 119:163

I hate and abhor lying, but I love thy law.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride, arrogancy, the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs 26:25

when he speaks fair, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they shall come unto thee as the people come, and they shall be before thee, my people, and they shall hear thy words, but they shall not do them; for with their mouth they flatter, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

Matthew 26:49

And forthwith he came to Jesus and said, Receive joy, master; and kissed him.

John 12:6

This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag and would take from what was put therein.

Acts 11:23

Who, when he came and had seen the grace of God, was glad and exhorted them all to remain in their purpose of heart in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I speak not as commanding, but by occasion of the diligence of others and to prove the sincerity of your charity.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our exhortation was not of error nor of uncleanness nor in guile,

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one renders evil for evil unto anyone, but always follow that which is good, both among yourselves and to all men.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Examine all things; retain that which is good.

Hebrews 1:9

Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore, God, even thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Hebrews 12:14

Follow peace with everyone and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:

James 2:15-16

If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

1 Peter 3:10-11

For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;

1 Peter 4:8

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves; for charity shall cover a multitude of sins.

1 John 3:18-20

My little children, let us not love in word neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.