So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their dependents.
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. There I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do not come to poverty.’
See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.
To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
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