Proverbs 17:26 Book: Proverbs 17 Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.
John 5:35 Book: John 5 He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.
Deuteronomy 7:6 Book: Deuteronomy 7 For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.