Proverbs 19:11
¹¹ A man's wisdom gives him patience;
it is to his glory to overlook an offense.

James 1: 19

Listening and Doing

¹⁹My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

Matthew 7:12
¹²So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Ephesians 6:11-17
¹¹Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. ¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ¹³Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Proverbs 16:18, 19
¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall.
¹⁹ Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.

Proverbs 16:20
²⁰ Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,
and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD .

II Corinthians 10:3, 4
³For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. ⁴The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

Hebrews 13:5, 6
⁵Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
   "Never will I leave you;
   never will I forsake you."
⁶So we say with confidence,
   "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
    What can man do to me?"

Luke 12:15
¹⁵Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Ecclesiastes 7:8, 9
⁸ The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience is better than pride.
⁹ Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.

Galatians 6:9
⁹Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Titus 3:9
⁹But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless.

Proverbs 15:27
²⁷ A greedy man brings trouble to his family,
but he who hates bribes will live.

I Thessalonians 4:11, 12
¹¹Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, ¹²so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

Proverbs 28:25, 26
²⁵ A greedy man stirs up dissension,
but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
²⁶ He who trusts in himself is a fool,
but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

II Timothy 2:24, 25
²⁴And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. ²⁵Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,

Proverbs 3:30
³⁰ Do not accuse a man for no reason-
when he has done you no harm.

Isaiah 54:17
¹⁷ no weapon forged against you will prevail,
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD ,
and this is their vindication from me,"
declares the LORD .

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