"Stand in the ways
and see,
And ask
for The Old Paths,
where the good way is,
And walk in it;
Then you will find rest
for your souls."
- Jeremiah -
"Continue Loving
even if people
do not love you back."
- The Old Path -
"Nothing happens
without a Cause."
- Science -
"The purpose
of our existence
is to do Good,
to be Good,
to adhere
to what is Good."
- The Old Path -
"Repay no one Evil
for Evil.
Have regard
for good things
in the sight
of all men."
- Romans -
"Do not be overcome
by Evil,
but overcome Evil
with Good."
- Romans -
"Don’t rejoice
when your enemy falls;
don’t let your heart
be glad
when he stumbles.
Otherwise
the Lord will see
and disapprove,
and he will turn his anger
away from him."
- Proverbs -
"Therefore,
as we have opportunity,
let us do good to all"
- Galatians -
"Let all that you do
be done in Love."
- Corinthians -
"Let Love
be without hypocrisy.
Abhor what is Evil.
Cling to what is Good."
- Romans -
"They plot Evil
even while resting
in bed!
They commit themselves
to a path
that is no good.
They don’t reject
what is Evil."
- Psalm -
"A gentle answer
turns away wrath,
but a harsh word
stirs up anger."
- Proverbs -
"A Perverse person
stirs up Conflict,
and a Gossip
separates
close friends."
- Proverbs -
"Do not answer a fool
according to his folly,
Lest
you also be like him.
Answer a fool
according to his folly,
Lest
he be wise
in his own eyes."
- Proverbs -
"Wise people
store up knowledge,
But
the mouth of the foolish
is near destruction."
- Proverbs -
"Fools
show all their anger,
but the Wise
hold it back."
- Proverbs -
"Even a Fool
is counted Wise
when he holds
his peace;
When he shuts his lips,
he is considered
perceptive."
- Proverbs -
"Don’t be deceived,
bad company
corrupts
good character."
- Corinthians -
"Whoever says
to the Wicked,
“You are in the right,”will be cursed
by peoples,
abhorred by nations"
- Proverbs -
"The hypocrite
with his mouth
destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge
the righteous
will be delivered."
- Proverbs -
"Words without control
are like
riding a speeding Car
without Brakes"
- The Old Path -
"When we bridle horses
and put bits
in their mouths
to lead them
wherever we want,
we can control
their whole bodies.
Consider ships:
They are so large
that strong winds
are needed
to drive them.
But pilots
direct their ships
wherever they want
with a little rudder.
In the same way,
even though
the tongue
is a small part
of the body,
it boasts wildly."
- James -
"Their tongue
is a lethal arrow;
their words are deceitful.
They wish
their neighbors well,
but in their hearts
plot their ruin."
- Jeremiah -
"See
how large
a little fire
can set a forest
on fire.
And the tongue
is a fire,
a world of iniquity.
The tongue
is so set
among our members
that it defiles
the whole body,
and sets on fire
the course of nature;
and it is set on fire
by hell."
- James -
"For every kind of beast
and bird,
of reptile
and creature of the sea,
is tamed
and has been tamed
by mankind.
But no man
can tame the tongue.
It is an unruly evil,
full of deadly poison."
- James -
"Behold,
I send you out as Sheep
in the midst of Wolves.
Therefore
be wise as Serpents
and harmless as Doves."
- Matthew -
"Light and Darkness
cannot join together
for Light
extinguishes Darkness"
- The Old Path -
"Water
is a good nourishment
but with a drop of Poison
it becomes deadly"
- The Old Path -
"Water
may not be clear at first
but Water is truly Water.
Gradually,
Water becomes clearer
and clearer."
- The Old Path -
"Let’s spread rumors
about him
and ignore
what he says."
- Hypocrites -
"Explain
to your friends,
they will listen.
Do not explain
to your enemies,
they will not
listen anyway."
- The Old Path -
"Don’t give
holy things
to dogs,
and don’t throw
your pearls
in front of pigs.
They will stomp
on the pearls,
then turn around
and attack you."
- Matthew -
"Don’t correct
the Impudent,
or they will hate you;
correct the Wise,
and they will love you."
- Proverbs -
"Worthless people
and guilty people
go around
with crooked talk.
They wink their eyes,
gesture with their feet,
and point
with their fingers.
Their hearts are corrupt
and determined to do evil;
they create controversies
all the time."
- Proverbs -
"Like a crazy person
shooting
deadly flaming arrows
are those
who deceive their neighbor
and say,
“Hey, I was only joking!”"
- Proverbs -
"Don’t judge,
so that
you won’t be judged.
You’ll receive
the same
judgment you give.
Whatever you deal out
will be dealt out to you."
- Matthew -
"Therefore,
you should treat people
in the same way
that you want people
to treat you"
- Matthew -
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