Erica Oates

Colossians 3:8

Colossians 3:8 (MSG)
But you know better now, so make sure it's all gone for good: bad temper, irritability, meanness, profanity, dirty talk.

Colossians 3:8

Colossians 3:8 (NLT)
But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.

Ephesians 4:29

Ephesians 4:29 (NLT)
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

Proverbs 22:3

Proverbs 22:3 (MSG)
A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.

Proverbs 14:7

Proverbs 14:7 (MSG)
Escape quickly from the company of fools; they're a waste of your time, a waste of your words.

Proverbs 14:8

Proverbs 14:8 (MSG)
The wisdom of the wise keeps life on track; the foolishness of fools lands them in the ditch.

Genesis 1:26

Genesis 1:26 (KJV)
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

He forgives and forgets

Hebrews 8:12 (NLT)
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”

1 Timothy 1:19

1 Timothy 1:19 (NLT)
Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.

1 Timothy 1:12-17

1 Timothy 1:12-17 (NLT)
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him,

Acts 27:25

Acts 27:25 (NLT)
So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.

Song of Solomon 2:7

Song of Solomon 2:7 (HCSB)
Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and the wild does of the field: do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time.

Psalm 94:7

Psalm 94:7 (NLT)
“The LORD isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”

1 Corinthians 13:4

1 Corinthians 13:4 (NLT)
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

Be kind to each other

Ephesians 4:32 (NLT)
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

The Lord, God, loves you

Deuteronomy 23:5 (NIVUK)
However, the lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the lord your God loves you.

Ephesians 4:2

Ephesians 4:2 (NLT)
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.

Ephesians 3:20

Ephesians 3:20 (NLT)
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.

Ephesians 3:17

Ephesians 3:17 (NLT)
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.

Ephesians 3:13

Ephesians 3:13 (NLT)
So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.

Ephesians 2:10

Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Ephesians 1:11

Ephesians 1:11 (NLT)
Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.

Ephesians 1:3

Ephesians 1:3 (NLT)
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

Ephesians 2:4

Ephesians 2:4 (NLT)
But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,

Ephesians 3:20

Ephesians 3:20 (NLT)
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.