Kind Words

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

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

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

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; — read the full passage →

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, — read the full passage →

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

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