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A gentle answer deflects anger,
but harsh words make tempers flare.

Proverbs 15:1 (New Living Translation)

A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:1 (New International Version)

A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.

Proverbs 15:1 (The Message)

It’s what we trust in but don’t yet see that keeps us going.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (The Message)

We live by faith, not by sight.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (New International Version)

For we live by believing and not by seeing.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (New Living Translation)

Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.

Proverbs 4:23 (New Living Translation)

Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life.

Proverbs 4:23 (New International Version)

Keep vigilant watch over your heart;
that’s where life starts.

Proverbs 4:23 (The Message)

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

Hebrews 4:16 (New Living Translation)

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4:16 (New International Version)

So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.

Hebrews 4:16 (The Message)

Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Call on him now while he is near.

Isaiah 55:6 (New Living Translation)

Seek the LORD while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.

Isaiah 55:6 (New International Version)

Seek God while he’s here to be found,
pray to him while he’s close at hand.

Isaiah 55:6 (The Message)

God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

John 3:17 (New Living Translation)

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

John 3:17 (New King James Version)

God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was.

John 3:17 (The Message)

Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective.

Colossians 3:2 (The Message)

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Colossians 3:2 (New International Version)

Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.

Colossians 3:2 (New Living Translation)