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12 Hatred stirs up quarrels,
    but love makes up for all offenses.

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Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

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Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

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Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
    but dwelling on it separates close friends.

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18 A hot-tempered person starts fights;
    a cool-tempered person stops them.

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20 you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.

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Drawing Close to God

What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you?

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25 Greed causes fighting;
    trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.

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27 Scoundrels create trouble;
    their words are a destructive blaze.

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22 An angry person starts fights;
    a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

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