Babbling

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto thee, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool’s voice with a multitude of words.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world. — read the full passage →

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. — read the full passage →

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, say they, doth hear?

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters:

And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell. — read the full passage →

howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. — read the full passage →

Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified? — read the full passage →

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.

and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;

and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.

And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for the redeemed: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein.

Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine! — read the full passage →

Behold, the day of Jehovah cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. — read the full passage →

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink; — read the full passage →

Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: — read the full passage →

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink? — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, — read the full passage →

He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. — read the full passage →

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. — read the full passage →

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. — read the full passage →

Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!

And in this mountain will Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.