Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD– the people he has chosen to be his own possession!
Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well.
"You must not exploit a resident alien or oppress him, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Does an ax exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the ones who lift it! It would be like a staff lifting the one who isn't wood!
The LORD examines the righteous, but he hates the wicked and those who love violence.
If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

