Calling Someone Names

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.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. — read the full passage →

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — 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. — read the full passage →

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. — read the full passage →

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

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

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! — read the full passage →

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. — read the full passage →

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: — read the full passage →

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. — read the full passage →

Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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.

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. — read the full passage →

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

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

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: — read the full passage →

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. — read the full passage →

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;