manners
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31And exactly as you would want people to treat you, treat them also the same.
33Do not be led astray. Evil communication corrupts good morals.
2to speak evil of no one, not to be litigious, but to be reserved, displaying all meekness toward all men.
8And finally, may you all be of one mind: compassionate, loving brotherhood, merciful, meek, humble,
32Rise up in the presence of a gray-haired head, and honor the reputation of an elder, and fear the Lord your God. I am the Lord.
29Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen.
10loving one another with fraternal charity, surpassing one another in honor:
3Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself.
12Therefore, all things whatsoever that you wish that men would do to you, do so also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
6Let your speech be ever graceful, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to respond to each person.
4Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated. 5Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil.
11A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”
1When you sit down to eat with a leader, pay close attention to what has been set before your face,
27If you are invited by any unbelievers, and you are willing to go, you may eat whatever is set before you, without asking questions for the sake of conscience.
1Admonish them to be subordinate to the rulers and authorities, to obey their dictates, to be prepared for every good work, 2to speak evil of no one, not to be litigious, but to be reserved, displaying all meekness toward all men.
8The perverse way of a man is foreign. But whoever is pure: his work is upright.