Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways, for the Lord detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence. —Proverbs 3:31-32.
God does not like bullies, oppressors, or exploiters. Those who control by intimidation and violence are a detestable abomination to the Lord. We are not to idolize, praise, or reward those who have risen to power by exploiting and belittling others and threatening violence.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also
You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light…—Ephesians 5:8. Our before and after: we were lost, now found; we were darkness, now
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. —James 3:13. James promised that
