1 Corinthians 13:5 – Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered.

1. Be ______________, not just ________________.
   
   Proverbs 18:13 – He who answers before listening: that is his folly and his shame.
   
   1 Samuel 25:10-11 – Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days. Why should I take my bread and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”
   
   Proverbs 16:21 – The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words make a man persuasive.
   
   
2. Be courteous, not __________________________.
   
   James 3:5-6 – Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body.
   
   Ephesians 4:29 – Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
   
   Colossians 3:8 – But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
   
   
3. Be ____________________, not foolish.
   
   Proverbs 29:11 – A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
   
   Genesis 4:6-7 – Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”
   
   Galatians 5:22-23 – But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

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