Psalm 37:7-9

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⁷Be still^(A) before the Lord
and wait patiently^(B) for him;
do not fret^(C) when people succeed in their ways,^(D)
when they carry out their wicked schemes.^(E)

⁸Refrain from anger^(F) and turn from wrath;
do not fret^(G)—it leads only to evil.
⁹For those who are evil will be destroyed,^(H)
but those who hope^(I) in the Lord will inherit the land.^(J)

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Proverbs 10:31-32

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³¹From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,^(A)
but a perverse tongue^(B) will be silenced.

³²The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,^(C)
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.^(D)

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Proverbs 27:17

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¹⁷As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.

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Ephesians 4:15

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¹⁵Instead, speaking the truth in love,^(A) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,^(B) that is, Christ.

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1 John 3:18

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¹⁸Dear children,^(A) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.^(B)

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Titus 3:1-2

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Saved in Order to Do Good

3 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities,^(A) to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good,^(B) ²to slander no one,^(C) to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.

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James 4:11

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¹¹Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another.^(A) Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister^[a] or judges them^(B) speaks against the law^(C) and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it,^(D) but sitting in judgment on it.