Foul Language

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

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;

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

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

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

`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.

for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

`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;

out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;

And having called near the multitude, he said to them, `Hear and understand: — read the full passage →

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

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

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;

teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips--not to speak guile;

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

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

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

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.

`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.

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

`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 →

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

`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.

The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

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

And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry--

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked <FI>is<Fi> before me.'

bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

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

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

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,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

`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 →

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another; — read the full passage →

`Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths; — read the full passage →

And I say, `Woe to me, for I have been silent, For a man--unclean of lips <FI>am<Fi> I, And in midst of a people unclean of lips I am dwelling, Because the King, Jehovah of Hosts, have my eyes seen.'

and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; — read the full passage →

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.

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 if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire-- — read the full passage →

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

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

`And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

but according as He who did call you <FI>is<Fi> holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

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 →

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

A sepulchre opened <FI>is<Fi> their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps <FI>is<Fi> under their lips. — read the full passage →

and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it shall not be forgiven.

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,

and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Who <FI>is<Fi> the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good? — read the full passage →

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 →

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens. — read the full passage →

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, — read the full passage →

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit. — read the full passage →

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

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

`And God speaketh all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, <FI>is<Fi> with you all! Amen.

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

and these, as many things indeed as they have not known, they speak evil of; and as many things as naturally (as the irrational beasts) they understand, in these they are corrupted;

do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.