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Good Stuff in the The Bible

But isn't there some good stuff in the Bible?

Well yes there is, although surprisingly little for such a big book. Indeed, if the bad, boring, and useless passages were removed from the Bible and only the good retained, the Bible would be nothing more than a small pamphlet.

But Bible-believers are unwilling to edit the Bible. So the good verses, when not invalidated by their immediate context, are contradicted elsewhere in the Bible. There is not a single good idea in the entire Bible that is taught consistently throughout. Consequently, it is worse than useless as a moral, philosophical, political, or scientific guide.

Still, I think it's important to point out the good stuff in the Bible, and so I have highlighted the good verses and provided a "thumbs up" icon to mark them in the text.

    Exodus

  1. "Honor thy father and thy mother." 20:12

    This is the first verse that I've marked good in the SAB. (Let me know if I've missed any earlier verses.)

  2. "Thou shalt not kill." 20:13

  3. "Thou shalt not commit adultery." 20:14

  4. "Thou shalt not steal." 20:15

  5. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." 20:16

  6. "He shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed." 21:18-19

    If a man injures another man by striking him with a stone or his fist, he must pay for the injured man's loss of time and medical treatment until he is thoroughly healed.

  7. "Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him ... Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child." 22:21-22

    Be kind to strangers, widows, and fatherless children.

  8. "Thou shalt not raise a false report." 23:1

    Value the truth. Don't lie.

  9. "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil." 23:2

    Don't do what everyone else does, if what they do is wrong.

  10. "If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again." 23:4-5

    Be kind to your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

  11. "Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause." 23:6

    Treat the poor fairly.

  12. "Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not." 23:7

    Be honest. Don't kill innocent people.

  13. "Thou shalt not oppress a stranger." 23:9

    Don't mistreat strangers.

  14. "But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat." 23:11

    Leave your field unharvested every seventh year so that the poor will have something to eat.

    15. Leviticus

  15. "If a soul ... lie unto his neighbour ... or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it ... then ... he shall restore that which he took ... or the lost thing which he found ... and shall add the fifth part more thereto." 6:2-5

    What is stolen or wrongfully acquired should be returned to the owner.

  16. "Thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife." 18:20

  17. "When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger. 19:9-10

    Leave some harvest to glean and grapes on the vine for travelers and the poor.

  18. " Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another." 19:11

    Don't steal or lie.

  19. "Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired." 19:13

  20. "Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind." 19:14

    Be kind to the deaf and blind.

  21. "Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour." 19:15

    Judge others fairly, without favoring the poor or the mighty.

  22. "Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people." 19:16

    Don't gossip.

  23. "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart." 19:17

    Don't hate people.

  24. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." 19:18

    The best verse in Leviticus - maybe in the whole Bible.

  25. "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man." 19:32

    Respect your elders.

  26. "If a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself." 19:33-34

    Be kind to strangers.

  27. "Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have." 19:35-36

    Treat others fairly. Don't cheat.

  28. "Thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger." 23:22

    To help feed the poor and strangers, farmers should not harvest the corners of their fields.

  29. "Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country." 24:22

    The same laws apply to residents of a country and to aliens.

  30. "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." Leviticus 25:10

    This verse is inscribed on the Liberty Bell and was used by abolitionists in their fight against slavery.

  31. Do not oppress one another. 25:17

  32. "If thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee." 25:35

    "If thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee."

    33. Deuteronomy

  33. Judge others fairly, Israelite and stranger, rich or poor, powerful or weak. 1:16-17

  34. "Honor thy father and thy mother." 5:16

  35. "Thou shalt not kill." 5:17

  36. Don't commit adultery. 5:18

  37. Don't steal. 5:19

  38. Don't lie. 5:20

  39. "Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." 10:19

  40. Help the poor. 15:7-8

  41. "Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy." 15:11

  42. Judges and officers should strive to be impartial and should never take a bribe. 16:18-19

  43. Look out for your neighbor's animals and protect them from harm. 22:1-4

  44. Be careful when making a roof to ensure that no one falls off the edge. 22:8

  45. Don't return runaway slaves to their masters. Let them live with you in peace and freedom. 23:15-16

  46. Do not oppress the poor, whether they be slaves, neighbors, or strangers. 24:14-15

  47. "It shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow."
    Be kind to widows, orphans, fatherless children and strangers. Share whatever you have with them. 24:17-21

  48. "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn." Let the animal eat while it works. 25:4

  49. "Thou shalt have a perfect and just weight."
    Be honest when you deal with others. Don't cheat. 25:13-15

  50. Take care of those who need help. 26:12-13

  51. Don't misguide the blind or mistreat strangers, orphans, or widows. (And all the people shall say, Amen.) 27:18-19

    52. Nehemiah

  52. I [Nehemiah] I rebuked the leaders for their usury, saying, "Give the people back the land, houses, and money that you took from them." 5:6

    53. Job

  53. "Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die."

    Job's wife rightly says that if Job is to keep his integrity, then he should curse God (for playing vicious games with Satan) and die. 2:9

  54. All we are is dust in the wind. 7:7-9

  55. "Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?" 13:7

  56. "Man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? ... Man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep." 14:10-12

  57. Job says that humans perish at death like their own dung. Well, one might fault him for his choice of words, but the idea seems sound enough. 20:7

    58. Psalms

  58. "Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it." 34:13-14

  59. "Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore." 37:27

  60. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil." 38:7

  61. "Blessed is he that considereth the poor." 41:1

  62. Help the poor and needy. 82:3-4

  63. Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee?" People don't survive their own deaths. Dead people are not only merely dead, they are really most sincerely dead. 88:10-12

  64. "The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence." 115:17

  65. "My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war." 120:6-7

    66. Proverbs

  66. Fools despise wisdom and learning.

  67. Listen to the advice of your mother and father. 1:8

  68. Seek wisdom and understanding. 2:2

  69. Be merciful and truthful. 3:3

  70. "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." 3:13

    A special anthem was composed from these words for Darwin's funeral at Westminster Abbey.

  71. Help your neighbor, if you can. And don't wait until tomorrow if you can do it today. 3:27-28

  72. Don't devise plots against your neighbor, fight without cause, or imitate an oppressor. 3:29-31

  73. Get wisdom and understanding. 4:5-7

  74. Avoid evil. 4:14-15

  75. Speak plainly and honestly to others. 4:24

  76. Have fun with your wife. 5:18-19

  77. Wisdom is better than wealth. Nothing else compares with it. 8:11

  78. A wise son makes a happy father.

  79. Hatred causes strife, but love covers all sins. 10:12

  80. Shame follows an excess of pride. 11:2

  81. Those who are kind are happier than those who are cruel. 11:17

  82. "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind." 11:29

    A nice thought and a great movie.

  83. Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge. 12:1

  84. Be kind to animals. 12:10

  85. Fools are right in their own eyes; The wise listen to counsel. 12:15

  86. Truth lasts forever, but lies last only a moment. 12:19

  87. When people are sad, a kind word can cheer them up. 12:25

  88. A wise son listens to his father. 13:1

  89. Even in laughter there is some sadness. 14:13

  90. Don't believe anything without evidence. 14:15

  91. Fools are overconfident. 14:16

  92. Those who are easily angered often act foolishly. 14:17

  93. It is wrong to despise your neighbor. Happy are those who are merciful to the poor. 14:21

  94. A soft answer turns away wrath. 15:1

  95. A wise son makes a glad father. A foolish man destpises his mother. 15:20

  96. Wisdom and undertanding are better than silver or gold. 16:16

  97. Pride goes before a fall. 16:18

  98. It's better to be humble than proud. 16:19

  99. Don't gossip. 16:28

  100. Grey hair is a crown of glory. 16:31

  101. A friend is a friend forever. (BFF) 17:17

  102. A wise fool keeps his mouth shut. 17:28

  103. Don't answer a question before you hear it. 18:13

  104. To have a friend, you must be a friend. There are no friends closer than family. 18:24

  105. Ignorance is not a good thing. 19:2

  106. The bread of deceit is sweet at the time, but afterwards it is filled with gravel. 20:17

  107. Avoid flatterers and gossips. 20:19

  108. A false balance isn't good. (Don't cheat.) 20:23

  109. If you keep your mouth shut, you'll stay out of trouble. 21:23

  110. A good reputation is woth more than riches. 22:1

  111. Blessed are those who give food to the poor. 22:9

  112. "He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want." 22:16

  113. Hear the words of the wise. 22:17

  114. Don't rob the poor or oppress the afflicted. 22:22

  115. Try to learn as much as you can. 23:12

  116. Listen to your father, and don't despise your mother when she is old. 23:22

  117. Value truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding. 23:23

  118. Don't envy evil people or hang out with them.. 24:1

  119. Don't be a false witness against your neighbor. 24:28

  120. Don't say, "I'll pay you back for what you did to me." 24:29

  121. Don't brag. You might mess up tomorrow. 27:1

  122. Let others say nice things about you. 27:2

  123. Those who love wisdom make their fathers proud.

  124. Speak out for those who cannot speak. 31:8

  125. Plead the cause of the poor and needy. 31:9

    126. Ecclesiastes

  126. Vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 1:2

  127. No one remembers what happened long ago, and no one will remember what happens now or in the future. 1:11

  128. With wisdom comes grief, and increasing knowledlge increases sorrow. 1:18

  129. the same fate (death) happens to the foolish and the wise. 2:14-16

  130. The best we can do is eat, drink, and enjoy the good in our labor. 2:24

  131. "To everything there is a season...." Some nice poetry and a great Byrds song. ("Turn, Turn, Turn" -- written by Pete Seeger) 3:1-8

  132. Rejoice and do good in this life. 3:12

  133. Eat, drink, and enjoy the fruits of your labor. 3:13

  134. Someday God will show us that we are beasts. 3:18

  135. What happens to beasts happens to us. Our deaths are just like theirs. We are not above beasts. 3:19

  136. We and the beasts die and go to the same place. All we are is dust in the wind. 3:20

  137. Who knows that at death the spirit of humans go up, and the spirits of beasts go down? 3:21

  138. the best we can do is to rejoice in our our works. 3:22

  139. Two are better than one: the value of friendship 4:9-13

  140. A fool is known by a multitude of words. 5:3

  141. If you promise to pay someone something, pay it. 5:4

  142. Don't make a promise that you can't keep. 5:4

  143. If you love silver and riches, you'll never be satisfied. 5:10

  144. You can't take it with you. 5:15

  145. Eat, drink, and enjoy your good work. 5:18

  146. Don't we all go to the same place when we die? 6:6

  147. Who knows what is good in this life? Or what will happen on earth after we die? 6:12

  148. A good reputation is more valuable than precious ointment. 7:1

  149. It's better to be rebuked by wise people than to be praised by fools. 7:5

  150. It's better to patient than proud. 7:8

  151. Don't be quick to anger. 7:9

  152. Don't say, "I miss the good old days." 7:10

  153. Don't believe everything people say. 7:21

  154. Try to discover things with reason. Seek wisdom. Avoid folly, foolishness, and madness. 7:25

  155. Eat, and to drink, and be merry. 8:15

  156. The same thing happens to us all: we die. 9:2-3

  157. As long as we live, there is hope. A living dog is better than a dead lion. 9:4

  158. The living know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no reward, and their memory is forgotten. 9:5

  159. All our love, hatred, and envy die with us. Nothing survives our death. 9:6

  160. So eat your bread and drink your wine with a happy heart. 9:7

  161. Live joyfully with the wife that you love. 9:9

  162. Whatever you do in this life, do it with all your might. Because there is no work, knowledge, or wisdom in the grave. 9:10

  163. The race isn't to the swift, nor the battle for the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to those with understanding, nor good fortune to the skilled; time and chance happen to us all. 9:11

  164. For none of us knows when we will die. Like fish in a net or birds in a snare, we are snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon us. 9:12

  165. Wisdom is better than strength or weapons of war. But one bad person can destroy much that is good. 9:16-18

  166. Dead flies make an ointment stinky, as small mistakes tarnish a wise reputation. 10:1

  167. The words of the wise are gracious, but fools are swallowed by their own lips. 10:12

  168. A fool is full of words. 10:14

  169. Enjoy your youth, follow your heart, and look where you're going. 11:9

  170. There is no end to the making of books. 12:12

  171. Much study is a weariness of the flesh. 12:12

    172. Isaiah

  172. "Cease to do evil; learn to do well ... relieve the oppressed ... plead for the widow." 1:16-17

  173. "Come now, let us reason together." 1:18

  174. "And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." 2:4

  175. Woe to them who drink too much. 5:11

  176. "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil." 5:20

  177. Woe to those who won't help the poor. 10:1-34

  178. The vile person will no longer be called liberal. 32:5

  179. For the vile person is an evil hypocrite, who lies to destroy the poor. 32:6

  180. "The liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand." 32:8

  181. "All flesh is grass."
    Since all animals, including humans, survive by eating plants or other animals that have eaten plants, it is true that "all flesh is grass." 40:6

  182. God's spirit kills grass and flowers. Humans are grass, too. 40:7

  183. I (God) will help the poor and needy. 41:17

  184. "Let the oppressed go free ... break every yoke."
    This verse appear to condemn slavery. However the bible is far from clear on this issue. 58:6

  185. Feed the hungry, house the homeless, clothe the naked. 58:7, 10

    186. Jeremiah

  186. The people of Israel and Judah finally look behind the curtain and see that there is no god and the prophets are liars. 5:12-13

  187. "Oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood." 7:6

  188. "Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good."
    Don't be afraid of gods. They can't hurt you. They can't help you, either, because they don't exit. (Just like Yahweh!) 10:5

  189. Defend the helpless and oppressed; don't harm strangers, widows, orphans, or other innocent people. 22:3

  190. Pay a fair wage to your employees. 22:13

  191. "Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you." (The best advice in the book of Jeremiah!) 27:16

  192. For some strange reason, God tells the people to do something good: free their slaves. And the people do that, for a while, anyway. But then they retrieved them again. 34:8-16

    193. Ezekiel

  193. Don't oppress, rob, or kill anyone, but feed the hungry and clothe the naked.

  194. "Remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions." 45:9

  195. "Ye shall have just balances." 45:10

    196. Daniel

  196. Daniel's prayer 9:1-20

  197. The man in linen shows Daniel the truth 11:1-35

    198. Hosea

  198. "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice." 6:6

    199. Amos

  199. Hate evil, love the good, and establish justice. 5:5

  200. Do good; avoid evil. 5:14

  201. Let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 5:24

  202. Don't mistreat the poor. 8:4-6

  203. Don't deceive customers with dishonest business practices. (Like using false balances or selling the chaff as wheat.) 8:5-6

    204. Micah

  204. "They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." 4:3

  205. "All people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God." 4:5

  206. "O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" 6:8

    207. Zechariah

  207. "Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart." 7:9-10

  208. "These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath." 8:16-17

  209. Love truth and peace.

    210. Malachi

  210. "Let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth." 2:15

  211. God disapproves of adultery, lying, oppressing workers, and mistreating widows, orphans, and strangers. 3:5

    212. Matthew

  212. "Blessed are the meek." 5:5

  213. Blessed are the merciful." 5:7

  214. "Blessed are the peacemakers." 5:9

  215. "Love your enemies." Well, it's a nice thought. But it seems strange coming from someone who damns his enemies to hell. (Mark 16:16) 5:44

  216. Don't brag about the good things that you do. 6:1-3

  217. Jesus tells his disciples not to pray in public. Those who favor school prayer, National Day of Prayer, etc. should take his advice. 6:5-6

  218. "Consider the lilies of the field...." A nice analogy, good advice (unless you live in cold climates), and a great movie. 6:28

  219. "Judge not, that ye be not judged." 7:1

  220. Avoid hypocrisy. Consider your own faults rather than criticizing others. 7:3-4

  221. "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." 7:12

  222. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 7:15

  223. Forgive those who repeatedly offend you. 18:21-22

  224. Jesus lists the "ten commandments," but his list has only six, and the sixth is not one of the ten. The commandments given by Jesus are secular, not religious, in nature. 19:18

  225. Pay your taxes. Keep state and church separate. 22:17-21

  226. Jesus quotes Lev 19:18: "Love thy neighbor as thyself." This is by far the best verse in Leviticus, and one of the best in the entire Bible. 22:39

  227. "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in." 25:35

  228. "All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." 26:52

    229. Mark

  229. "If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all." 9:35

  230. When Jesus lists the Ten Commandments, he only mentions five -- the humanistic ones that make no mention of God. He also gives one that is not included in the so-called Ten Commandments: "defraud not." 10:19

  231. Pay your taxes. Keep state and church separate. 12:14-17

  232. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." 12:31

  233. From his comments on the widow's mites, it appears that Jesus favored progressive taxation. 12:41-43

    234. Luke

  234. The people asked John the Baptist what they need to do to avoid hell. He told them to give their excess food and clothes to the poor. 3:10-11

  235. Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely. 3:14

  236. Love you enemies; do good to those who hate you. 6:27

  237. The Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated. 6:31-34

  238. "Love your enemies." Well, it's a nice thought. But it seems strange coming from someone who damns his enemies to hell. (Mark 16:16) 6:35

  239. "Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful." Well I'm glad Jesus thinks we should be merciful. But the Old Testament God is a strange role model for mercy! (See 1 Sam 15:2-3 for an example of the OT God's mercy.) 6:36

  240. "Judge not ... condemn not ... forgive." 6:37

  241. Love thy neighbor as thyself. 10:27

  242. The story of the good Samaritan gets my vote for the best bible story. We should all "go and do likewise." 10:30-37

  243. "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's."
    Pay your taxes. Keep state and church separate. 20:25

  244. From his comments on the widow's mites, it appears that Jesus favored progressive taxation. 21:1-3

    245. John

  245. Jesus tells those who'd like to stone to death an adulteress that whoever among them that is without sin should "cast the first stone." Good advice -- but it directly contradicts the teachings of the Old Testament (Lev 20:20). If that wasn't a good law then why did God make it? Has he since changed his mind? Shouldn't it then be removed (along with most of the OT) from the bible? 8:7

  246. "The truth shall make you free." 8:32

  247. "Love one another." 13:34

  248. "This is my commandment, That ye love one another." If this is what it takes to be a Christian, then count me in. Unfortunately, Christians often take Jesus' commandment to mean that Christians should love other, like-minded Christians, and to hell with everybody else. 15:12, 17

  249. Pilate asked Jesus a very good question: "What is truth?" 18:38

    250. Acts

  250. It's better to give than to receive. (Jesus didn't say it, but it's a nice thought anyway.) 20:35

    251. Romans

  251. Practice what you preach. 2:21

  252. Don't think too highly of yourself. 12:3

  253. Be generous in giving, diligent when leading, and cheerful when showing mercy. 12:8

  254. Let your love be genuine. Do good; avoid evil. 12:9

  255. Be kind to others. Honor others more than yourself. 12:10

  256. Don't be lazy. 12:11

  257. Rejoice in hope. Be patient in tribulation.12:12

  258. Be hospitable to others. 12:13

  259. Bless those who persecute you. Don't curse. 12:14

  260. Rejoice with those who are happy. Weep with those who are sad. 12:15

  261. Associate with the lowly. Don't pretend to be wiser than you are. 12:16

  262. Don't repay evil with evil. Be honest with everyone. 12:17

  263. In so far as it's possible, be at peace with everyone.12:18

  264. Don't avenge yourself. 12:19

  265. If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. 12:20

  266. Don't be overcome by evil. Overcome evil with good. 12:21

  267. Pay your taxes and honor the government. 13:6-7

  268. Love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 13:8

  269. "If there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." 13:9-10

  270. Be honest; avoid drunkenness. 13:13

  271. "Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." 14:5

  272. Don't judge other people or cause them to fall. 14:13

  273. "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another." 14:19

    274. 1 Corinthians

  274. Husbands and wives should be kind to each other. 7:3

  275. Love is a good thing. 8:1

  276. Some nice thoughts about love (or charity). 13:4-6

  277. "Put away childish things." (Like believing in the bible?) 13:11

  278. Speak clearly. 14:8-9

  279. "Be not children in understanding." 14:20

  280. Do all things with love. 16:14

    281. 2 Corinthians

  281. Let there be an equality among you. If you have more than you need, give to those in need. Then when you're in need, they will help you. 8:14

  282. "Live in peace." 13:11

    283. Galatians

  283. "Remember the poor." (And help them if you can.) 2:10

  284. "By love serve one another." 5:13

  285. "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." 5:14

  286. "Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, ... meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." 5:22

  287. Don't be conceited or envious of others. 5:26

  288. Forgive others. Someday you might make a mistake, too. 6:1

  289. "Let us not be weary in well doing." 6:9

  290. "Do good unto all men." 6:10

    291. Ephesians

  291. "Be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine." (Reject the Bible and all religious belief.) 4:14

  292. Don't lie. Speak the truth to your neighbor. 4:25

  293. "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath." 4:26

  294. Don't steal, but rather work so that you will have something to give to those who are in need. 4:28

  295. "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying." 4:29

  296. Be kind and forgiving to one another. 4:31-32

  297. "Walk in love." 5:2

  298. "So ought men to love their wives." 5:28

  299. Love your wife as yourself. 5:33

    300. Philippians

  300. Don't fight, be humble, and look after the needs of others. 2:3-4

  301. "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." 4:8

    302. Colossians

  302. Avoid anger, wrath, and malice. 3:8

  303. Don't lie. 3:9

  304. Be merciful, kind, humble, loving, and forgiving toward one another. 3:12-14

  305. "Husbands, love your wives." 3:19

  306. "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man." 4:6

    307. 1 Thessalonians

  307. "Comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men." 5:14

  308. Don't return evil for evil, but be good to yourselves and all others. 5:15

  309. "Prove all things; hold fast to what is good." 5:21

    310. 1 Timothy

  310. "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies." If we follow this advice we would ignore most of the Bible -- especially the genealogies found in Gen 10, 1 Chr 1-9, Mt 1, and Lk 3. 1:4

  311. "Refuse ... old wives' fables." What about old husbands' fables? Old Bible fables? 4:7

  312. "The love of money is the root of all evil." 6:10

  313. "Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be ... ready to distribute." 6:17-18

    314. 2 Timothy

  314. Be gentle and patient with all others. 2:24

    315. Titus

  315. Disregard "Jewish fables and commandments.quot; Like most of the Bible, maybe? 1:14

  316. Do good works; be gentle toward others; avoid fighting or speaking unkindly about others. 3:1-2

  317. "Avoid ... genealogies." Like Genesis 10, 1 Chronicles 1-9, Matthew 1 and Luke 3? 3:9

  318. "Maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful." 3:14

    319. Hebrews

  319. "Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works." 10:24

  320. "Follow peace with all men." 12:14

  321. Let brotherly love continue. 13:1

  322. "Be content with such things as ye have. 13:5

  323. Avoid "strange doctrines." Those who do so will avoid nearly everything that the Bible teaches. 13:9

    324. James

  324. "Do not error." 1:16

  325. "Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." 1:19

  326. "Pure religion ... is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
    Cited by Associated Baptist Press in defense of the Affordable Care Act. 1:27

  327. The rich should not be treated better than the poor. 2:2-4

  328. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." 2:8

  329. Help others that are in need; don't just wish them well. This is good advice, though it's unfortunate that James restricted this help to "brothers". Did he mean by this that you only need to help fellow believers? 2:15-16

  330. James ridicules those who say salvation is by faith alone. He says the devils believe in God. Will their faith save them? 2:19

  331. "Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom." 3:13

  332. "If ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth." 3:14

  333. "The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." 3:18

  334. "Speak not evil of one another." 4:11

  335. Don't judge other people. 4:12

  336. "Ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." (All we are is dust in the wind.) 4:14

    337. 1 Peter

  337. "Love one another." 1:22

  338. "For all flesh is as grass."
    Life is ephemeral. Enjoy it while you can. 1:24

  339. Avoid evil, malice, hypocrisy, and envy. Don't speak badly about others. 2:1

  340. Be compassionate and courteous. Don't seek revenge when you are harmed by another. Speak kindly of others. Do good and avoid evil. 3:8-11

  341. Christians should be ready to explain why they believe what they do. This is a good verse to remember when they refuse to debate you. 3:15

  342. "Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins." 4:8

  343. Be hospitable to one another without grudging. 4:9

  344. "Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters." 4:15

    345. 1 John

  345. Those who love others are "in the light"; those who hate are "in darkness". 2:9-11

  346. "We should love one another." 3:11

  347. "Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." 3:18

  348. "Love one another." 4:7

  349. "God is love." 4:8

  350. "If we love one another, God dwelleth in us." 4:12

  351. "God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him." 16

  352. "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear." 4:18a

  353. "He that feareth is not made perfect in love." 4:18b

    354. 2 John

  354. "Love one another."
    Except for all those antichrists (non-Christians), that is. (See verses 7-10) 5

    355. 3 John

  355. Do good; avoid evil. 11

    356. Jude

  356. "Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied."
    Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied. Sounds like a good idea to me. 1:2

  357. "And of some have compassion, making a difference."
    Make a difference in the world by having some compassion. 1:22

    358. Ecclesiasticus / Sirach

  358. Support your father in his old age, and try not to make him unhappy. If his understanding fails, be patient with him. 3:14-15

  359. The more successful you are, the more humble you should be. 3:20

  360. Listen to what wise people say. 3:31

  361. Help the poor and needy. 4:1-10

  362. Wisdom is a good thing. 4:12-22

  363. Avoid evil. 4:23

  364. Don't be ashamed to say the truth. 4:24

  365. Don't speak against the truth, but be ashamed by the lie of ingnorance. 4:30

  366. Fight for justice, even to the death. 4:33

  367. Don't be hasty in speech. 4:34

  368. Don't terrify or oppress your own family. 4:34

  369. Don't receive when you should be giving. 4:36

  370. The tongue of the fool is his ruin. 5:15

  371. Don't gossip. 5:16

  372. Have many friends, but few advisors. 6:6

  373. Choose your friends carefully. 6:7

  374. Keep away from your enemies, and listen to your friends. 6:13

  375. A good friend is more valuable than any amount of money. 6:15

  376. Seek wisdom throughout your life. 6:18

  377. Don't lie. 7:13

  378. Let your words be few, and don't make repititious prayers. 7:15

  379. Honor your father and care for your mother. 7:29

  380. Help the poor. 7:36

  381. Comfort those who mourn. 7:38

  382. Visit the sick. 7:39

    383. Tobias

  383. Tobias fed the hungry, clothed the naked, and buried the dead. 1:20

  384. Help the poor, and never turn away from them. 4:7

  385. Be merciful. 4:8

  386. If you are wealty, willing give to help others. 4:9

  387. Pay those who do work for you. 4:15

  388. Don't do anything to others that you wouldn't want done to yourself. 4:16

  389. Don't do anything to others that you wouldn't want done to yourself. 4:16

  390. Eat with the poor and hungry, and cover the naked with your garments. 4:17

  391. Ask for the counsel of the wise. 4:19

  392. Do what is good. 4:22

    393. Wisdom

  393. Those who are judges should love justice. 1:1

  394. The spirit of wisdom is benevolent. 1:6

  395. Speak plainly, without detraction.

  396. Wisdom is better than strength, and a wise man is better than a strong man.

  397. Wisdom is glorious and lasts forever.

  398. Those who are in power should love wisdom.

  399. No evil can overcome wisdom.

  400. Wisdom teaches temperence, prudence, justice, and fortitude.

  401. The world should be ordered according to equity and justice.

    402. 2 Nephi

  402. "They shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks -- nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." 12:4
  403. Love is a good thing. 26:30
  404. Don't murder, lie, or steal. Try to be nice and get along with other people. 26:32
  405. Black and white, male and female, heathen, Jew, or Gentile -- all are alike to God. 26:33

  406. All humans are equal to God: black and white, slave and free, male and female, Jew and Gentile.

    407. Jacob

  407. Polygamy is condemned as "wicked". 1:
  408. Use your wealth to help the poor and less fortunate. 2:19
  409. Polygamy is "an abomination." 2:24
  410. A man may not have any concubines, and no more than one wife. 2:27

    411. Mosiah

  411. Love and serve one another. 4:15

  412. Help the poor and those in need. 4:16

  413. Do what you can to help others. 4:21

  414. Help the poor, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and care for the sick. 4:26

  415. Return what you borrow. 4:28

  416. "Every man should love his neighbor as himself." 23:15

  417. There should be an equality among all men. 27:3

  418. Every man should esteem his neighbor as himself. 27:4

  419. This land should be a land of liberty where everyone has same rights and privileges. 29:32

    420. Alma

  420. "There was a strict law ... that there should not any man ... persecute those that did not belong to the church." 1:21
  421. Help the poor, the hungry, the sick, and the less fortunate. 4:12
  422. Be humble. Don't consider yourself to be better than others. 5:54
  423. Help the poor and the needy. 5:55
  424. Be gentle, humble, patient generous, and temperate. 7:23
  425. Lamoni declares (and the Book of Mormon seems to approve) that the people should be free. 21
  426. Freedom of religion is a good thing. 21:22
  427. "Now there was no law against against a man's belief." 30:7
  428. There was no law to enforce a particular religious belief. Everyone was free to believe, or not believe, whatever he or she liked. 30:9
  429. There were laws to punish those who commited crimes, but there was no law against a person's belief. 30:11
  430. "This derangement of your minds comes because of the traditions of your fathers, which lead you away into a belief of things which are not so.--Korihor 30:16
  431. "When a man was dead, that was the end thereof." -- Korihor 30:18
  432. Korihor warns against believing foolish traditions that were laid down by ancient priests in order to control people and keep them in ingnorance. 30:23
  433. "Ye say that this people is a free people. Behold, I say they are in bondage. Ye say that those ancient prophecies are true. Behold, I say that ye do not know that they are true." -- Korihor 30:24
  434. "Ye say that this people is a guilty and a fallen people, because of the transgression of a parent. Behold, I say that a child is not guilty because of its parents." -- Korihor 30:25
  435. Korihor says that the Nephites don't know that Christ will come, or that he will be killed for the sins of the world. The leaders only teach these things to enslave the people and prevent them from living full, bold, and free lives. 30:26-27
  436. The priests teach these dreams, whims, visions, and pretended mysteries to ensure their own power so as not to "offend some unknown being, who they say is God -- a being who never has been seen or known, who never was nor ever will be." 30:28
  437. Korihor accused the priests and teachers of leading the people astray after silly traditions while enriching themselves. 30:31
  438. Korihor is asked if he believes there is a God, "and he answered, Nay." 30:37-38
  439. Korihor tells Alma that if he can just show him a sign to convince him that God exists, he will believe. 30:43
  440. The Zoramites wisely rejected the childish traditions of their fathers. 31:16
  441. Help the sick, the poor, and those in need. 34:28
  442. "Teach them to never be weary of good works." 37:34
  443. "See that ye are not lifted up unto pride; yea, see that ye do not boast in your own wisdom, nor of your much strength." 38:11
  444. "Be filled with love." 38:12
  445. Ammoron to Moroni: Now as for that God that you say we have rejected, we don't know of any such a being and neither do you. 54:21

    446. Mormon

  446. "Why do ye ... suffer the hungry, and the needy, and the naked, and the sick and the afflicted to pass by you, and notice them not?" 8:39

    447. 1. The Opening

  447. There's nothing good is Surah 1.

    448. 10. Jonah

  448. There is nothing good in Surah 10.

    449. 100. The Coursers

  449. There is nothing good in Surah 100.

    450. 101. The Calamity

  450. There is nothing good in Surah 101.

    451. 102. Rivalry in Worldly Increase

  451. There is nothing good in Surah 102.

    452. 103. The Declining Day

  452. There is nothing good in Surah 103.

    453. 104. The Traducer

  453. There is nothing good in Surah 104.

    454. 105: The Elephant

  454. Woe to believers that refuse small kindesses! 107:4-7

    455. 106. Qureysh

  455. There is nothing good in Surah 105.

    456. 107. Small Kindnesses

  456. There is nothing good in Surah 106.

    457. 108. Abundance

  457. There is nothing good in Surah 108.

    458. 109. The Disbelievers

  458. Let each person believe (or disbelieve) whatever he or she wishes. 109:1, 6

    459. 11. Hud

  459. "We see thee [Noah] but a mortal like us, and we see not that any follow thee save the most abject among us, without reflection. We behold in you no merit above us - nay, we deem you liars." 11:27
  460. "Do not evil in the earth."
    Treat people fairly, respect their possessions, and avoid evil. 11:85

    461. 110: Succour

  461. There is nothing good in Surah 110.

    462. 111. Palm Fibre

  462. There is nothing good in Surah 111.

    463. 112. The Unity

  463. There is nothing good in Surah 112.

    464. 113. The Daybreak

  464. There is nothing good in Surah 113.

    465. 114. Mankind

  465. There is nothing good in Surah 114.

    466. 12. Joseph

  466. There is nothing good in Surah 12.

    467. 13. The Thunder

  467. There is nothing good in Surah 13.

    468. 14. Abraham

  468. There is nothing good in Surah 14.

    469. 15. Al-Hijr

  469. There is nothing good in Surah 15.

    470. 16. The Bee

  470. Be kind to your relatives. 16:90

    471. 17. The Children of Israel

  471. Be kind to your parents. Treat them with respect in their old age. 17:23
  472. Help your family, the needy, and wayfarer. Don't selfishly squander your wealth. 17:26
  473. Don't kill your children to avoid falling into poverty. 17:31
  474. Don't steal from orphans. 17:34
  475. Don't follow what you don't know. 17:36
  476. "Speak that which is kindlier." 17:53

    477. 18. The Cave

  477. There is nothing good in Surah 18.

    478. 19. Mary

  478. There is nothing good in Surah 19.

    479. 2. The Cow

  479. Don't confuse truth with falsehood or knowingly conceal the truth. 2:42
  480. Be good to parents, relatives, orphans, and the needy. Speak kindly and pay the poor-due. 2:83
  481. If you believe it, prove it. (A good rule, but does it apply to Muslims, too?) 2:111
  482. The Jews say the Christians are wrong, and vice versa. Yet they both believe in the Scriptures. 2:113
  483. Give of your wealth to family, relatives, and the needy. Set slaves free. 2:177
  484. Do not fight wars of aggression. (Does this apply only during Ramadan?) 2:190
  485. "Do good." 2:195
  486. Spend your money for good: to help your parents, your family, orphans, wayfarers, and the needy. 2:215
  487. Help orphans. 2:220
  488. "Make not Allah, by your oaths, a hindrance to ... making peace among mankind." 2:224
  489. "There is no compulsion in religion." (But see the next verse which says that disbelievers will burn forever in Hell.) 2:256
  490. Pay the poor-due. 2:43, 110, 277
  491. "If the debtor is in straitened circumstances, then (let there be) postponement to (the time of) ease." 2:280

    492. 20. Ta Ha

  492. "Increase me in knowledge." 20:114

    Muslim students often use this verse when they begin their studies. And since knowledge is a good thing, I've included it in "the good stuff" -- even though it makes no sense to ask Allah for it.

    493. 21. The Prophets

  493. There is nothing good in Surah 21.

    494. 22. The Pilgrimage

  494. Feed the poor and unfortunate. 22:28
  495. Don't lie. 22:30
  496. Be kind to others, forbid injustice, and pay the poor-due. 22:41
  497. Pay the poor-due. 22:78

    498. 23. The Believers

  498. Pay the poor-due. 23:4
  499. Repel evil with that which is better. 23:96

    500. 24. Light

  500. "And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation), write it for them if ye are aware of aught of good in them, and bestow upon them of the wealth of Allah which He hath bestowed upon you. Force not your slave-girls to whoredom."
    Well, I guess this is about as good as it gets in the Quran. Allah encourages you to set your slaves free if they are good enough. And don't pimp out your slave-girls (concubines). 24:33
  501. Pay the poor-due. 24:37, 24:56

    502. 26. The Poets

  502. There is nothing good in Surah 26.

    503. 27. The Ant

  503. There is nothing good in Surah 27.

    504. 28. The Story

  504. There is nothing good in Surah 28.

    505. 29. The Spider

  505. Be kind to your parents. 29:8

    506. 3. The Family of 'Imran

  506. Don't argue about things that you know nothing about. 3:66
  507. Do not be guilty of usury, doubling and quadrpling the sum lent. 3:130
  508. I suffer not the work of any worker, male or female, to be lost. Ye proceed one from another. 3:195

    509. 30. The Romans

  509. Men and women should help each other with love an mercy. 30:21
  510. Help your family, the needy, and wayfarers. 30:38

    511. 31. Luqman

  511. Help the needy. 31:4
  512. Be kind. 31:18
  513. Be modest and soft spoken. 31:19

    514. 32. The Prostration

  514. There is nothing good in Surah 32.

    515. 33. The Clans

  515. There is nothing good in Surah 33.

    516. 34. Saba

  516. There is nothing good in Surah 34.

    517. 35. The Angels

  517. There is nothing good in Surah 35.

    518. 36. Ya Sin

  518. There is nothing good in Surah 36.

    519. 37. Those who set the ranks

  519. There is nothing good in Surah 37.

    520. 38. Sad

  520. There is nothing good in Surah 38.

    521. 39. The Troops

  521. There is nothing good in Surah 39.

    522. 4. Women

  522. Help orphans and don't steal from them. 4:2, 4:10
  523. Men and women proceed from one another. 4:25
  524. "Kill not one another." 4:29
  525. Be kind to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, neighbors, and travelers. 4:36
  526. Whoever participates in a good cause, will be rewarded. Whoever participates in an evil cause, will bear the consequences thereof. (It's not true, but it's a nice thought.) 4:85
  527. If someone says Hi to you say Hi (or Howdy) back to them. 4:86
  528. It is good to help the poor and make peace. 4:114
  529. Value justice, for both poor and rich, even when it adversely affects you or your family's interests. 4:135
  530. Don't lend money at unfairly high rates of interest. 4:161
  531. "O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion."
    Other translations render this "O people of the Book, do not be fanatical in your faith." (Amen to that!) 4:171

    532. 40. The Believer

  532. There is nothing good in Surah 40.

    533. 41. Fusilat

  533. Good and evil are not the same. Repel evil with goodness. That way your enemies will become your friends. 41:34

    534. 42. Counsel

  534. Be loving and kind to your relatives. 42:23
  535. Don't oppress people. 42:42

    536. 43. Ornaments of Gold

  536. Live peacefully with disbelievers. 43:88-89

    537. 44. Smoke

  537. There is nothing good in Surah 44.

    538. 46. The Wind-Curved Sandals

  538. Be kind to your parents. 46:15

    539. 47. Muhammad

  539. There is nothing good in Surah 47.

    540. 48. Victory

  540. There is nothing good in Surah 48.

    541. 49. The Private Apartments

  541. Don't defame, insult, spy on, or backbite one another. 49:11-12

    542. 5. The Table Spread

  542. Don't hate other people. Treat everyone fairly. 5:8
  543. Whoever kills a human being, it is as if he had killed all mankind. Whoever saves the life of one, it is as if he had saved the life of all.
    (But see the next verse which says that the enemies of Allah and Muhammad will be killed, crucified, have their hands and feet cut off, or expelled. And after they die they will face "an awful doom.") 5:32
  544. Pay the poor-due. 5:55
  545. Feed and clothe the needy. Set a slave free. 5:89

    546. 50. Qaf

  546. There is nothing good in Surah 50.

    547. 51. The Winnowing Winds

  547. Give of your wealth to help the poor. 51:19

    548. 52. The Mount

  548. There is nothing good in Surah 52.

    549. 53. The Star

  549. A guess can never take the place of the truth. 53:28

    550. 54. The Moon

  550. There is nothing good in Surah 54.

    551. 55. The Beneficent

  551. There is nothing good in Surah 55.

    552. 56. The Event

  552. There is nothing good in Surah 56.

    553. 57. Iron

  553. There is nothing good in Surah 57.

    554. 58. She Who Disputeth

  554. Give alms to the poor. Pay the poor-due. 58:12-13

    555. 59. Exile

  555. There is nothing good in Surah 59.

    556. 6. Cattle

  556. Do good to parents, don't kill your children or other living things unnecessarily. 6:151
  557. Don't steal from orphans. Don't cheat or lie. 6:152

    558. 60. She That Is To Be Examined

  558. There is nothing good in Surah 60.

    559. 61. The Ranks

  559. There is nothing good in Surah 61.

    560. 62. The Congregation

  560. There is nothing good in Surah 62.

    561. 63. The Hypocrites

  561. There is nothing good in Surah 63.

    562. 64. Mutual Disillusion

  562. There is nothing good in Surah 64.

    563. 65. Divorce

  563. There is nothing good in Surah 65.

    564. 66. Banning

  564. There is nothing good in Surah 66.

    565. 67. The Sovereignity

  565. There is nothing good in Surah 67.

    566. 68. The Pen

  566. There is nothing good in Surah 68.

    567. 69. The Reality

  567. There is nothing good in Surah 69.

    568. 7. The Heights

  568. Pay the poor-due. 7:156
  569. Be kind and forgiving toward others. 7:199

    570. 70. The Ascending Stairways

  570. There is nothing good in Surah 70.

    571. 71. Noah

  571. There is nothing good in Surah 71.

    572. 72. The Jinn

  572. There is nothing good in Surah 72.

    573. 73. The Enshrouded One

  573. Pay the poor-due. 73:20

    574. 74. The Cloaked One

  574. There is nothing good in Surah 74.

    575. 75. The Rising of the Dead

  575. There is nothing good in Surah 76.

    576. 76. Man

  576. There is nothing good in Surah 75.

    577. 77. The Emissaries

  577. There is nothing good in Surah 77.

    578. 78. The Tidings

  578. There is nothing good in Surah 78.

    579. 79. Those Who Drag Forth

  579. There is nothing good in Surah 79.

    580. 8. Spoils of War

  580. And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it. 8:61

    581. 80. He Frowned

  581. There is nothing good in Surah 80.

    582. 81. The Overthrowing

  582. There is nothing good in Surah 81.

    583. 82. The Cleaving

  583. There is nothing good in Surah 82.

    584. 83. Defrauding

  584. There is nothing good in Surah 83.

    585. 84. The Sundering

  585. There is nothing good in Surah 84.

    586. 85. The Mansions Of The Stars

  586. There is nothing good in Surah 85.

    587. 86. The Morning Star

  587. There is nothing good in Surah 86.

    588. 87. The Most High

  588. There is nothing good in Surah 87.

    589. 88. The Overwhelming

  589. There is nothing good in Surah 88.

    590. 89. The Dawn

  590. There is nothing good in Surah 89.

    591. 9. Repentance

  591. Pay the poor-due, but only if they are Muslims. [Never help a non-Muslim. (See 28:86)] 9:18
  592. Alms are for the poor and needy, to free captives and debtors, and to help wayfarers. But not for non-Muslims. [Never help a non-Muslim. (See 28:86)] 9:60
  593. Men and women are protecting friends of one another. They enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and pay the poor-due. 9:71

    594. 90. The City

  594. Free a slave, feed the hungry, and exhort one another to pity. 90:13-17

    595. 91. The Sun

  595. There is nothing good in Surah 91.

    596. 92. The Night

  596. There is nothing good in Surah 92.

    597. 93. The Morning Hours

  597. Don't oppress orphans or drive away beggars. 93:9-10

    598. 94. Solace

  598. There is nothing good in Surah 94.

    599. 95. The Fig

  599. There is nothing good in Surah 95.

    600. 96. The Clot

  600. There is nothing good in Surah 96.

    601. 97. Power

  601. There is nothing good in Surah 97.

    602. 98. The Clear Proof

  602. True religion is paying the poor due. 98:5

    603. 99. The Earthquake

  603. There is nothing good in Surah 99.

    604. 45. Crouching

  604. There is nothing good in Surah 45.

    605. Doctrine & Covenants

  605. Charity, love, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, kindness, charity, humility, diligence - are all good things. 4:5-6
  606. Help the poor with your property. 30
  607. Everyone's needs will be supplied. 33
  608. Live together in love. 45
  609. Take care of the poor. 6
  610. Wo to rich men who won't help the poor. Your riches will canker your souls. 16

  611. Love your neighbor as yourself. 6

    That's a nice idea, but it isn't original in the D&C. It's copied directly from the Bible.

    See Leviticus 19:18.

  612. Forgive each other. 9
  613. If the family doesn't receive an adequate inheritance, the church will provide for them. 5
  614. The church will provide for widows, orphans, and the poor. 6
  615. It isn't right for one man to be in bondage to another. 101:79
  616. We believe that governments should ensure that individuals are free, and have the right to protect their life and property. 134:2
  617. We believe that laws must be enforced equally. 134:3
  618. We do not believe that human law has a right to intefere with religion.  134:4
  619. We believe that the government should restrain crime, but never control conscience; it should punish guilt, but never suppress freedom. 134:4
  620. We believe that men should uphold their government, that sedition and rebellion should be punished, and that governments should enact laws for the public good, while protecting freedom of conscience. 134:5
  621. We believe that laws should be respected and obeyed. 134:6
  622. We believe that laws should be enacted to protect religious freedom, as long as such beliefs do  not justify sedition or conspiracy. 134:7
  623. We believe that crimes should be punished. 134:8
  624. We do not believe that religion should influence government,  or that one religion should be granted special privileges. 134:9
  625. We believe that men should appeal to the civil law to redress wrongs, but individuals also have the right to defend themselves and their property when such relief is unavailable. 134:11

    626. Articles of Faith

  626. We believe in religious freedom for all. 1:11
  627. We believe that we should all try to be good people and do good to everyone. 1:13

    628. Bhagavad Gita

  628. Okay, I don't know much about yoga, meditation, etc., but most of Krisha's advice to Arjuna in this section seems good to me.

  629. The wise should act without attachment, seeking the betterment of the world.

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