Being Cruel

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, — read the full passage →

Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, — read the full passage →

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. — read the full passage →

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. — read the full passage →

And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. — read the full passage →

They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! — read the full passage →

Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord: — read the full passage →

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: — read the full passage →

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. — read the full passage →

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; — read the full passage →

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. — read the full passage →

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — read the full passage →

And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. — read the full passage →

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. — read the full passage →

If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. — read the full passage →

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: — read the full passage →

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. — read the full passage →

And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? — read the full passage →

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. — read the full passage →

In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; — read the full passage →

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. — read the full passage →

The word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. — read the full passage →

Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. — read the full passage →

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.