Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our t
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit,
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bol
to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.