- the righteous:
- "That this¹ shall be¹ no¹ griefª unto thee, nor offenceª of heartª unto my lord,ª either that thou hast shedª° bloodª causeless,ª or that my lordª hath avengedª° himself: but when the LORDª shall have dealt wellª° with my lord,ª then rememberª°¹ thine handmaid.ª ... For in very deed,ª [as] the LORDª Godª of Israelª liveth,ª which¹ hath kept me backª° from hurtingª°¹ thee, exceptª¹ thou hadst hastedª° and comeª° to meetª° me, surely¹ there had not¹ been leftª° unto Nabalª by¹ the morningª lightª any that pissethª° against the wall.ª" {1Sm 25:31-34} + "And Nathanª saidª° to¹ David,ª Thou¹ [art] the man.ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª I¹ anointedª° thee kingª over¹ Israel,ª and I¹ deliveredª° thee out of the handª¹ of Saul;ª ... And Davidª saidª° unto¹ Nathan,ª I have sinnedª° against the LORD.ª And Nathanª saidª° unto¹ David,ª The LORDª also¹ hath put awayª° thy sin;ª thou shalt not¹ die.ª°" {2Sm 12:7-13} + "And at that¹ timeª Hananiª the seer²°¹ cameª° to¹ Asaª kingª of Judah,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Because thou hast reliedª° on¹ the kingª of Syria,ª and not¹ reliedª° on¹ the LORDª thy God,ª therefore¹¹ is the hostª of the kingª of Syriaª escapedª° out of thine hand.ª¹ ... Then Asaª was wrothª° with¹ the seer,²°¹ and putª° him in a prisonª house;ª for¹ [he was] in a rageª with¹ him because of¹ this¹ [thing]. And Asaª oppressedª° [some] of¹ the peopleª the same¹ time.ª" {2Ch 16:7-10} + "And it came to pass,¹ as he talkedª° with¹ him, that [the king] saidª° unto him, Art thou madeª° of the king'sª counsel?ª° forbear;ª° why¹ shouldest thou be smitten?ª° Then the prophetª forbare,ª° and said,ª° I knowª° that¹ Godª hath determinedª° to destroyª° thee, because¹ thou hast doneª° this,¹ and hast not¹ hearkenedª° unto my counsel.ª" {2Ch 25:16} + "For¹ the commandmentª [is] a lamp;ª and the lawª [is] light;ª and reproofsª of instructionª [are] the wayª of life:ª" {Prv 6:23} + "Reproveª° not¹ a scorner,ª° lest¹ he hateª° thee: rebukeª° a wise man,ª and he will loveª° thee. ... Giveª° [instruction] to a wiseª [man], and he will be yet¹ wiser:ª° teachª° a justª [man], and he will increaseª° in learning.ª" {Prv 9:8-9} + "A foolª despisethª° his father'sª instruction:ª but he that regardethª° reproofª is prudent.ª°" {Prv 15:5} + "Without¹ counselª purposesª are disappointed:ª° but in the multitudeª of counsellorsª° they are established.ª°" {Prv 15:22} + "Smiteª° a scorner,ª° and the simpleª will beware:ª° and reproveª° one that hath understanding,ª° [and] he will understandª° knowledge.ª" {Prv 19:25} + "[As] an earringª of gold,ª and an ornamentª of fine gold,ª [so is] a wiseª reproverª° upon¹ an obedientª° ear.ª" {Prv 25:12} + "Openª° rebukeª [is] betterª than secretª° love.ª¹ ... Faithfulª° [are] the woundsª of a friend;ª° but the kissesª of an enemyª° [are] deceitful.ª°" {Prv 27:5-6} + "Butª whenª Peterª was comeª° toª Antioch,ª I withstoodª° himª toª the face,ª becauseª he wasª° to be blamed.ª° ... Butª whenª I sawª° thatª they walked²° not² uprightlyª°¹ according¹ to² the¹ truthª of the¹ gospel,ª I saidª° unto Peterª beforeª [them] all,ª Ifª thou,ª beingª° a Jew,ª livestª° after the manner of Gentiles,ª andª notª as do the Jews,ª whyª compellest¹ thou²° the¹ Gentilesª to live as do the Jews?ª°" {Gal 2:11-14} + "Brethren,ª ifª² a manª be¹ overtakenª° inª aª fault,ª yeª which² are spiritual,ª restoreª° such an oneª inª the spiritª of meekness;ª consideringª° thyself,ª lestª thouª alsoª be tempted.ª°" {Gal 6:1} + "As many asªª I¹ love,ª° I² rebukeª° andª chasten:ª° be zealousª° therefore,ª andª repent.ª°" {Rev 3:19}
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