Thematic Bible: Of home-keeping
Thematic Bible
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of returning good for evil, encouraged
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under its burden, beware of leaving it to him: thou shalt certainly loosen it with him.
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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.
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See that no one render to any evil for evil, but pursue always what is good towards one another and towards all;
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If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you,
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But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;
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Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
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For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
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Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;
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He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
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Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of lending
To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.
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but thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto him, and shalt certainly lend him on pledge what is sufficient for his need, in that which he lacketh.
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all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.
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It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.
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But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.
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Social duties » Of home-keeping » Admonitions concerning abiding at home
And moreover, the wine is treacherous: he is a proud man, and keepeth not at rest, he enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is like death and cannot be satisfied; and he assembleth unto him all nations, and gathereth unto him all peoples.
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discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
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Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.
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Related Topics
- Almsgiving
- Altruism
- Avoiding Deceit
- Backbiting
- Backstabbers
- Bad Language
- Being Happy And Enjoying Life
- Being In Debt
- Benevolence
- Blessing Through God's People
- Charity
- Confidentiality
- Courtesy
- Creditors
- Cursing
- Discretion
- Do Good!
- Duties To Enemies
- Enemies
- Enemies, Christian Response To
- Enjoying Life
- Evil Speaking
- Feeding The Poor
- Forgiveness, Application Of
- Forgiving Others Who Hurt You
- Generosity, Human
- Generosity, Used Towards
- Giving Money To The Church
- Giving Without Expecting Return
- God Quenching Our Thirst
- Gossip
- Grace, In Human Relationships
- Hate
- How Silence Is Wise
- Interest
- Kindness
- Lending
- Lips
- Love Your Neighbour!
- Loving Your Enemies
- Opposition, To Sin And Evil
- People Providing Food
- Restrained Tongues
- Restraint
- Self Control
- Speaking, Evil
- Speech, Power And Significance Of
- The Tongue
- Tongue
- Turning The Other Cheek
- Watchfulness, Of Believers
- Ethics, social
- Evil, believers' responses to
- Hunger
- Tired
- Welcome