Swearing

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.

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.

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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.

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.

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

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: — read the full passage →

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

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

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.

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

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

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

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

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

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

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

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

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

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:

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

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

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.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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

And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: — read the full passage →

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

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. — read the full passage →

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.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

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

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: — read the full passage →

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.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

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 →

They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →

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 →

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 →

The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

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.

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; — read the full passage →

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. — read the full passage →

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! — read the full passage →

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, — read the full passage →

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. — read the full passage →

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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:

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. — read the full passage →

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; — read the full passage →

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 →

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, — read the full passage →

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 →

For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. — read the full passage →

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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 →

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

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. — read the full passage →

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. — read the full passage →