it’s not all bad

it’s not all bad

My last entry showed some of the bad things in the KJ Bible. There are good things too, here are a few passages & the good morals they teach us. The Bible, much like the evening news, can be viewed in a positive light. Sometimes.
Holy Bible
Leviticus 19:18
Love thy neighbor as thyself."
Proverbs 3:13
Wisdom and understanding lead to happiness
Proverbs 4:24
Speak plainly and honestly to others.
Proverbs 21:23
Be careful how you speak; words can do great damage.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, let us reason together.
John 8:32
The truth shall make you free.
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
1 John 3:18
Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
And the best one, Matthew 7:1
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Book of Mormon
Jacob 2:19
Use your wealth to help the poor and less fortunate
Mosiah 4:26
Help the poor, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and care for the sick.
Mosiah 26:31
Forgive one another.
Alma 38:12
Be filled with love
Alma 5:54
Be humble. Don't consider yourself to be better than others.
If only people followed some of these...
Good Things in the Bible
Tuesday, June 9, 2009