Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress.

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.

For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.