Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart
Kinda funny how mercy and truth is in the same sentence. We are told, "truth hurts". Or "stop being so nice with them, tell them the truth!"
These two attributes are not exclusive to each other. Without mercy, aka giving someone better than "they deserve" , we just become stuff uptight people. Without truth, we become rubber, bend to everything.
I was always taught that you can be correct in everything, but if you do it wrong it is wrong.
We must remember the point is not just correcting the problem or telling the truth. It is doing it in a merciful and loving way.
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