Rewards For Loving

God of Heaven, the great and awesome God … keeps His covenant of love with those who love Him and obey His commands (Nehemiah 1:5).

We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God… (Romans 8:28)

Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial, for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him… (James 1:12)

Those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness (Proverbs 14:22).

Let love and faithfulness never leave you… (Proverbs 3:3)

He who loves pleasure will become poor; he who loves wine and oil will never be rich (Proverbs 21:17).

[Yet] He who pursues righteousness and love finds live, prosperity, and honor (Proverbs 21:21).

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.  Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness… (Hebrews 1:9)

Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for… (Proverbs 16:16)

He who loves purity of heart and whose speech is gracious will have the King for his Friend (Proverbs 22:11).

A Friend loves at all times… (Proverbs 17:17)

He who covers over an offense promotes love… (Proverbs 17:9)

Love covers all transgressions (Proverbs 10:12).

Let those who love the Lord hate evil… (Psalm 97:10)

A time of love and a time of hate… (Ecclesiastes 3:8)

Love must be sincere.  Hate what is evil.  Cling to what is good (Romans 12:9). 

Hate evil.  Love good.  Maintain justice in the courts (Amos 5:15).

Maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always (Hosea 12:6).

For I, the Lord, love justice… (Isaiah 61:8)

Aim for perfection.  Listen to my appeal: Be of one mind; live in peace.  And the God of love and peace will be with you (2 Corinthians 13:11).

What you heard from me keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love… (2 Timothy 1:13)

Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace… (2 Timothy 2:22)

The love of money is a root of all sorts of evil…  [Instead] pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness (1 Timothy 6:10-11).

Therefore love truth and peace (Zechariah 8:19).

A man who loves wisdom makes his Father glad… (Proverbs 29:3)

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul… (Proverbs 19:8)

I love those who love me [wisdom]; and those who seek me, find me (Proverbs 8:17).

To endow those who love me with wealth, that I may fill their treasuries (Proverbs 8:21).

Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up (1 Corinthians 8:1).

Better a day of vegetables where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it (Proverbs 15:17).

Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days – keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies (Psalm 34:12-13).

For in Christ Jesus neither [good nor bad, black nor white] means anything; what matters is faith working through love (Galatians 5:6).