Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.
for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.
to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—
Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.