2 Samuel 1:12
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12 They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for his son Jonathan and for the army of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had been struck down[a] by the sword.(A)
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- 1.12 Q ms Gk: Heb had fallen
Matthew 5:44
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44 But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)
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Proverbs 24:17
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17 Do not rejoice when your enemies fall,
and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble,(A)
Psalm 35:13-14
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13 But as for me, when they were sick,
I wore sackcloth;
I afflicted myself with fasting.
I prayed with head bowed[a] on my bosom,(A)
14 as though I grieved for a friend or a brother;
I went about as one who laments for a mother,
bowed down and in mourning.
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- 35.13 Or My prayer turned back
1 Peter 3:8
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Suffering for Doing Right
8 Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind.(A)
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2 Corinthians 11:29
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29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I am not indignant?(A)
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Amos 6:6
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6 who drink wine from bowls
and anoint themselves with the finest oils
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!(A)
2 Samuel 3:35
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35 Then all the people came to persuade David to eat something while it was still day, but David swore, saying, “So may God do to me and more, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down!”(A)
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Jeremiah 9:1
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9 [a]O that my head were a spring of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears,
so that I might weep day and night
for the slain of the daughter of my people!(A)
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- 9.1 8.23 in Heb
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