“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.

then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.

For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.