Swearing

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 before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, --the things not fit--but rather thanksgiving; — read the full passage →

`Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths; — read the full passage →

`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;

`Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.

`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.

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

but I--I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God, — read the full passage →

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, --the things not fit--but rather thanksgiving;

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery--have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.

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;

out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;

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.'

bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

`And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

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

Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

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;

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

`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 →

but I--I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,

but I--I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

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

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.

The sin of their mouth <FI>is<Fi> a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.

Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue <FI>is<Fi> perverseness and iniquity,

`Thou dost not take up the Name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah doth not acquit him who taketh up His Name for a vain thing.

`For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood <FI>is<Fi> on him.

but according as He who did call you <FI>is<Fi> holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,

with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God; — 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 be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman, — 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 →

For of adulterers hath the land been full, For because of these hath the land mourned, Dried up hath been the pleasant places of the wilderness, And their course is evil, and their might--not right.

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit. — read the full passage →

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

Then began he to anathematise, and to swear--`I have not known the man;' and immediately did a cock crow,

To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked <FI>is<Fi> before me.'

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

They have spoken words, To swear falsehood in making a covenant, And flourished as a poisonous herb hath judgment, on the furrows of a field.

A generation <FI>is<Fi> , that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you, — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man; — read the full passage →

`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. — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment; — read the full passage →

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent, — read the full passage →

And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed <FI>is<Fi> the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,

and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison, — 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! — read the full passage →

concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility, — read the full passage →

sober, pure, keepers of <FI>their own<Fi> houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of. — read the full passage →

from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

what think ye?' and they answering said, `He is worthy of death.' — read the full passage →

Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

and the tongue <FI>is<Fi> a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna. — read the full passage →

Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

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

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

`Hear a word of Jehovah, sons of Israel, For a strife <FI>is<Fi> to Jehovah with inhabitants of the land, For there is no truth, nor kindness, Nor knowledge of God, in the land, — read the full passage →

For many times also hath thy heart known that thou thyself also hast reviled others.

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness <FI>is<Fi> on her tongue.

Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

And the anger of Saul burneth against Jonathan, and he saith to him, `Son of a perverse rebellious woman! have I not known that thou art fixing on the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of thy mother?

`And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

`And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

And it cometh to pass that Isaac <FI>is<Fi> aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, `My son;' and he saith unto him, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I.' — read the full passage →

And Jehovah seeth that abundant <FI>is<Fi> the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

wherefore, I give you to understand that no one, in the Spirit of God speaking, saith Jesus <FI>is<Fi> anathema, and no one is able to say Jesus <FI>is<Fi> Lord, except in the Holy Spirit.

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; — read the full passage →

but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you--anathema let him be! — read the full passage →