Bible Cross References
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Exodus 23:4
"If you happen to see your enemy's cow or donkey running loose, take it back to him.
Exodus 23:5
If his donkey has fallen under its load, help him get the donkey to its feet again; don't just walk off.
Matthew 5:43
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your friends, hate your enemies.'
Matthew 5:44
But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Romans 12:14
Ask God to bless those who persecute you---yes, ask him to bless, not to curse.
1 Peter 2:22
He committed no sin, and no one ever heard a lie come from his lips.
1 Peter 2:23
When he was insulted, he did not answer back with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but placed his hopes in God, the righteous Judge.
1 Peter 3:9
Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you.
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Ecclesiastes 5:2
Think before you speak, and don't make any rash promises to God. He is in heaven and you are on earth, so don't say any more than you have to.
Ecclesiastes 5:6
Don't let your own words lead you into sin, so that you have to tell God's priest that you didn't mean it. Why make God angry with you? Why let him destroy what you have worked for?
Matthew 5:22
But now I tell you: if you are angry with your brother you will be brought to trial, if you call your brother 'You good-for-nothing!' you will be brought before the Council, and if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of going to the fire of hell.
Matthew 12:36
"You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken.
James 3:6
And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.
James 3:9
We use it to give thanks to our Lord and Father and also to curse other people, who are created in the likeness of God.
James 3:10
Words of thanksgiving and cursing pour out from the same mouth. My friends, this should not happen!