“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”
Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be — the double-speech (dialektos) of blessing and cursing flowing from the same mouth exposes a fundamental contradiction in the believer's life. The Greek oude chreō ('neither should these things be') employs an ethical imperative: such contradiction is not merely unfortunate but inconsistent with Christian identity. The abruptness of 'should not be' (chreō) suggests moral scandal.
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