Character & Integrity
🔥 Forgiving beside 1 Kings 8:39
When forgiving is loud, 1 Kings 8:39 is a sentence you can borrow. “then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);” The other two verses on this page stay with the same need.
Forgiving
“then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);”
1 Kings 8:39 · World English Bible
‘You shall tell…
“‘You shall tell Joseph, “Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.”
Genesis 50:17 · World English Bible
Now therefore…
“Now therefore please forgive my sin again, and pray to Yahweh your God, that he may also take away from me this death.””
Exodus 10:17 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice 1 Kings 8:39
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
theninyourdwellingplace,andforgive,andact,andgivetoeverymanaccordingtoallhisways,whoseheartyouknow(foryou,evenyouonly,theheartsofallthechildrenofmen);
Pray together
Lord, this is a forgiving night. Keep 1 Kings 8:39 close enough to remember. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Say 1 Kings 8:39 out loud once, then tell one person in the house what feeling it names.
Parent tip
If the feeling is bigger than a verse, stay in the room. 1 Kings 8:39 is a companion, not a fix-it line. The other two verses are for a second night if this one is enough.