Insults

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.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

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

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

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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.

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

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 →

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.

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

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

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

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

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.

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

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

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:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

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

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

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

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 →

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.

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: — read the full passage →

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

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

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

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

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

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

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

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

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

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

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.

Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. — read the full passage →

Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

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

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

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:

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

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

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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 →

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; — read the full passage →

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

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

Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. — read the full passage →

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. — read the full passage →

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? — read the full passage →

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: — read the full passage →

The same was in the beginning with God.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.