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“Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance. The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.”

- Proverbs 14:9-10 ESV

“Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.”

- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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“A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.”

- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭30‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”

- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭4‬ ‭ESV

​​“Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.” And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)”

- Judges‬ ‭8‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord .” Nathan replied, “Yes, but the Lord has forgiven you, and you won’t die for this sin. Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die.”

- 2 Samuel 12:13-14

“This very day you can see with your own eyes it isn’t true. For the Lord placed you at my mercy back there in the cave. Some of my men told me to kill you, but I spared you. For I said, ‘I will never harm the king—he is the Lord ’s anointed one.’ Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me.”

- 1 Samuel 24:10-11