--- title: "4 Dear friend Quotes By Scotty Smith" description: "4 Dear friend quotes by Scotty Smith. Plus more from Scotty Smith and more Dear friend sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed4/scotty-smith-1447_dear-friend_do-not-take-revenge-my-dear-friends-but_559312.jpg" --- > [“Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/do-not-take-revenge-my-dear-friends-but-leave-room-for-god-s-wrath/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed4/scotty-smith-1447_dear-friend_do-not-take-revenge-my-dear-friends-but_559312.jpg) > [“Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/do-not-take-revenge-my-dear-friends-but-leave-room-for-god-s-wrath-2/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/scotty-smith-1447_dear-friend_do-not-take-revenge-my-dear-friends-but_853631.jpg) > [“Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/dear-friends-do-not-be-surprised-at-the-fiery-ordeal-that-has-come-on/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/scotty-smith-1447_dear-friend_dear-friends-do-not-be-surprised-at-the_1424032.jpg) > [“Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/since-we-have-these-promises-dear-friends-let-us-purify-ourselves/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/scotty-smith-1447_dear-friend_since-we-have-these-promises-dear-friend_1803276.jpg) ## Other authors on Dear friend - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-spurgeon-22605.jpg) Charles Spurgeon 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/charles-spurgeon/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hermann-hesse-41906.jpg) Hermann Hesse 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/hermann-hesse/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eric-nickel-33547.jpg) Eric Nickel 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/eric-nickel/) ## More by Scotty Smith > [“May 30 A Prayer about Healing Words The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Prov.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/may-30-a-prayer-about-healing-words-the-words-of-the-reckless-pierce/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [ “But he \[Jesus\] has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/but-he-jesus-has-appeared-once-for-all-at-the-culmination-of-the-ages/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. (2 Thess. 3:5)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/may-the-lord-direct-your-hearts-to-the-love-of-god-and-to-the/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/grace-and-peace-to-you-from-him-who-is-and-who-was-and-who-is-to-come/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/repent-therefore-and-turn-again-that-your-sins-may-be-blotted-out/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“I praise you for healing all my diseases—diseases in my body, heart, and mind. Though I wish you would completely heal me before you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/i-praise-you-for-healing-all-my-diseases-diseases-in-my-body-heart/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/but-when-the-set-time-had-fully-come-god-sent-his-son-born-of-a-woman/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Prov. 12:18 NIV)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/the-words-of-the-reckless-pierce-like-swords-but-the-tongue-of-the/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/but-he-was-pierced-for-our-transgressions-he-was-crushed-for-our/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [ “On one of those days, as he \[Jesus\] was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/on-one-of-those-days-as-he-jesus-was-teaching-pharisees-and-teachers/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/and-jesus-said-father-forgive-them-for-they-know-not-what-they-do/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“I have no need to be considered a great prayer warrior. I’m not looking for wonderful stories to tell others as a testimony to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/i-have-no-need-to-be-considered-a-great-prayer-warrior-i-m-not/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“You became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/you-became-sorrowful-as-god-intended-and-so-were-not-harmed-in-any/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [“Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/do-not-be-led-away-by-diverse-and-strange-teachings-for-it-is-good/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) > [ “Having loved his own who were in the world, he \[Jesus\] loved them to the end. (John 13:1 NIV)” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scotty-smith/having-loved-his-own-who-were-in-the-world-he-jesus-loved-them-to-the/) [Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scotty-smith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/scotty-smith/#itemlist", "name": "4 Dear friend Quotes By Scotty Smith", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. 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