Deuteronomy 2:4
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and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.
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Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.