Romans 12:9

Living In Love

⁸ He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy. ⁹ Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good. ¹⁰ Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;

Cling to What is Good

What is Good

Hold Fast To What Is Good

That Which Is Good

1 Timothy 1:5

But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:

Psalm 34:14

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

Amos 5:15

Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.

1 Peter 1:22

And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

Psalm 97:10

You who are lovers of the Lord, be haters of evil; he keeps the souls of his saints; he takes them out of the hand of sinners.

2 Corinthians 6:6

In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

2 Samuel 20:9-10

And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.

Psalm 36:4

He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

Psalm 45:7

You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.

Psalm 55:21

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

Psalm 119:104

Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.

Psalm 119:163

I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

Proverbs 26:25

When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

Matthew 26:49

And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss.

John 12:6

(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)

Acts 11:23

Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit:

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;

Hebrews 1:9

You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil; and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head more than on the heads of those who are with you.

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;

James 2:15-16

If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food,

1 Peter 3:10-11

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

1 Peter 4:8

And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number:

1 John 3:18-20

My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.