But Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had violated his sister Tamar.
“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good.
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;
Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another's secret,
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
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