But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering 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 try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. — read the full passage →
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
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 mankind, — read the full passage →
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of 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 believeth not shall be damned.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. — read the full passage →
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have 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 whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
Know ye not that ye are the 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 set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed 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 whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come 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 →
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: KJV.