20. Watch to Praise, Not Condemn—The lips that have uttered perverse things of God’s delegated servants and have scorned the message they have borne, have put darkness for light, and light for darkness. Instead of watching, as did the Pharisees, for something to condemn in the message or the messengers, something to scoff at and deride, had they opened their hearts to the bright beams of the Sun of righteousness, they would have been offering grateful praise rather than watching for something which they could misinterpret or twist so as to find fault (Letter 31a, 1894).{4BC 1138.4}

20. Pas på du roser, ikke fordømmer. - De læber som har været trodsige over for Guds udvalgte tjenere og har forhånet det budskab de har frembåret, har sat mørke frem for lys, og lys frem for mørke. I stedet for at være på vagt, ligesom Farisærerne gjorde, og fordømme budskabet eller budbringer, har noget at håne ad og bespotte, havde de åbnet deres hjerter for Retfærdigheden Sols klare stråler, ville de have gave til taknemmelig pris, frem for at bevogte noget som de kunne fejlfortolke eller fordreje sådan så de finder fejl (Brev 31a, 1894).