Unkind Words

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.

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

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

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

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

The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

The beginning of strife isas when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:

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.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, 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.

With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

Do all things without murmurings and questionings:

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Elsethey will not come near unto thee.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.