Matthew 5:3-4
saying, Happy are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 6:16-18
Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
Romans 2:4
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Romans 5:20-21
But the law came in between, that the offence might abound: yet where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Ephesians 2:4
But God who is rich in mercy,
1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise profiteth a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having the promise of the present life, and of that which is to come.
James 1:19-20
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.