May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness,(A) and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this.

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And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

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And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D)

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And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

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44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)

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44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

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Blessed are the merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.(A)

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Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

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18 If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.(A) 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand.(B) I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self.

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18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

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16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus,(A) because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed(B) of my chains.(C) 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day!(D) You know very well in how many ways he helped me(E) in Ephesus.(F)

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16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

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16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B)

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16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

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He sends from heaven and saves me,(A)
    rebuking those who hotly pursue me—[a](B)
    God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 57:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.

He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

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20 You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander(A) about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.”[a](B)

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  1. 2 Samuel 15:20 Septuagint; Hebrew May kindness and faithfulness be with you

20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

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David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash,(A) just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.

When David’s men came to the land of the Ammonites,

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Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

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“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan.(A) I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.(B)

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And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

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The king asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?”

Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan;(A) he is lame(B) in both feet.”

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And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

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