Idle Talk

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

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

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear. — read the full passage →

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! — read the full passage →

O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto thee, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

And 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 →

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters:

And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

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

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

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain. — read the full passage →

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Therefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he doeth, prating against us with wicked words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that would he forbiddeth and casteth them out of the church.

from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

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

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

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

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, — read the full passage →

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:

And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who hath the stroke of the sword and lived.

And I saw one of his heads as though it had been smitten unto death; and his death-stroke was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast;

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

if any man speaketh, speaking as it were oracles of God; if any man ministereth, ministering as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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

out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.