Calling Someone Names

but I--I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God; — read the full passage →

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment; — read the full passage →

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

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

and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment; — read the full passage →

Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge; — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

therefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

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

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

Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, --the things not fit--but rather thanksgiving;

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

because if our heart may condemn--because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.

and now, I did write to you not to keep company with <FI>him<Fi> , if any one, being named a brother, may be a whoremonger, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner--with such a one not even to eat together;

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

`Judge not, that ye may not be judged,

`Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

`Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle! — read the full passage →

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence. — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

Every one who is hating his brother--a man-killer he is, and ye have known that no man-killer hath life age-during in him remaining,

for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men, — read the full passage →

your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

`Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things--being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

And the anger of Saul burneth against Jonathan, and he saith to him, `Son of a perverse rebellious woman! have I not known that thou art fixing on the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of thy mother?

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous, — read the full passage →

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;

and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison, — read the full passage →

`Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?

To the Overseer. --`On a disease.' --An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, `There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.

and thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath been Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations have I made thee;

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

and it shall be, every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

`Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

And it hath come to pass, Every one who calleth in the name of Jehovah is delivered, For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there is an escape, As Jehovah hath said, And among the remnants whom Jehovah is calling!

Sayings of pleasantness <FI>are<Fi> a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

To the Overseer. --By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, <FI>am<Fi> a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third <FI>generation<Fi> , and on the fourth, of those hating Me,

And he saith, `Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;

and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from--for they are unprofitable and vain. — read the full passage →

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I--I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all those calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place--both theirs and ours:

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

And Saul--who also <FI>is<Fi> Paul--having been filled with the Holy Spirit, and having looked stedfastly on him,

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

`And judge not, and ye may not be judged; condemn not, and ye may not be condemned; release, and ye shall be released.

Words of the mouth of the wise <FI>are<Fi> gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. — read the full passage →

Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee. — read the full passage →

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver <FI>with<Fi> his lips make not thyself surety.

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding. — read the full passage →

A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips--as a burning fire.

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

`Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him. — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah. — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

one body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;