Proverbs 24:17-22

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¹⁷^(A)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
¹⁸lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.

¹⁹^(B)Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not ^(C)envious of the wicked,
²⁰for the evil man has no ^(D)future;
^(E)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

²¹My son, ^(F)fear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
²²for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?

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Matthew 5:43-48

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Love Your Enemies

⁴³^(A)“You have heard that it was said, ^(B)‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴But I say to you, ^(C)Love your enemies and ^(D)pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵^(E)so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and ^(F)sends rain on the just and on the unjust. ⁴⁶^(G)For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷And if you greet only your brothers,^[a] what more are you doing than others? Do not even ^(H)the Gentiles do the same? ⁴⁸^(I)You therefore must be ^(J)perfect, ^(K)as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Footnotes

Matthew 5:47 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters