“For he that will love life, and see good days; that is, who wishes to become eternal and immortal. And He calls the Lord life, and the days good, that is holy.”
Clement of Alexandria, 3th c. — From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus
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10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
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8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
— 1 Peter 3:10 —
11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.