Bible verses about "spite" | AUV

Matthew 5:21-22

21 “You have heard what was said to the people in time’s past [Exodus 20:13], ‘You must not murder,’ and whoever does will be subject to judgment. 22 But I say to you that every person who is angry toward his brother will be subject to judgment; and whoever calls his brother ‘stupid idiot’ is subject to [being sentenced by] the [Jewish] Council, and whoever says, ‘go to hell’ is subject to going to the fire of hell [himself].

1 John 4:1

1 Loved ones, do not believe [the message of] every spirit [i.e., every person claiming to be a teacher], but test the spirits [i.e., require proof that they and their message are genuine] to see whether they represent God [or not], because many false prophets have begun circulating throughout the world.

James 2:14-17

14 What good is it, my brothers [and sisters], if a person says he has faith but does not have [good] deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without [adequate] clothing and needs daily food, 16 and one of you says to him, “Go [and be] at peace; keep warm and eat well,” and yet you do not give him anything for his physical needs, what good is that? 17 In the same way, if [your] faith does not have [good] deeds [to accompany it], it is dead, [because it stands] alone.

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