Hurtful Words

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 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;

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

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered. — read the full passage →

`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.

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy; — read the full passage →

`For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you--your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens;

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — 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!

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

`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;

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

`Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known. — read the full passage →

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

And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ; — read the full passage →

And he said--`That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man; — read the full passage →

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 who <FI>is<Fi> he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators? — read the full passage →

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

in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed, — read the full passage →

and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.

and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful. — read the full passage →

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

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;

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth? — read the full passage →

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body; — read the full passage →

The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord, — read the full passage →

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

`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 →

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 →

but I--I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

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 →

to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,

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.'

let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them, — read the full passage →

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

`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.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

And Jesus, having seen him that he answered with understanding, said to him, `Thou art not far from the reign of God;' and no one any more durst question him.

`And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire--the unquenchable-- — read the full passage →

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

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

Who <FI>is<Fi> wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom, — read the full passage →

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 it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house, — read the full passage →