Using Profanity

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

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 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 →

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

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

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

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;

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

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

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 →

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!

`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.

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

`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.

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

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

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

A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking <FI>with<Fi> perverseness of mouth,

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.

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

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

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.'

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

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;

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.

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

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;

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

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> .

The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded; — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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

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

doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter? — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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

`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.

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

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

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.'

`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 →

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

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

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.

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that `it <FI>is<Fi> an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?

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.

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

`He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter. — read the full passage →

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 →

`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.

And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him. — read the full passage →

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

but whoever may speak evil in regard to the Holy Spirit hath not forgiveness--to the age, but is in danger of age-during judgment;'

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

All things do without murmurings and reasonings, — 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,

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,

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee. — read the full passage →

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,

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,

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

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

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

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

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 →

And he said--`That which is coming out from the man, that doth 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.

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.

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

and that which is bearing thorns and briers <FI>is<Fi> disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end <FI>is<Fi> for burning;

widow, or cast out, or polluted one--a harlot--these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take <FI>for<Fi> a wife,

And having called near the multitude, he said to them, `Hear and understand:

And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, `Because thou hast done this, cursed <FI>art<Fi> thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ, — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool. — read the full passage →

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

The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh: — read the full passage →

`Or when a person sweareth, speaking wrongfully with the lips to do evil, or to do good, even anything which man speaketh wrongfully with an oath, and it hath been hid from him; --when he hath known then he hath been guilty of one of these; — read the full passage →

A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance. — read the full passage →

A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke. — read the full passage →

The fool--in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame. — read the full passage →

What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin, — read the full passage →

and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light; — read the full passage →

Your own selves try ye, if ye are in the faith; your own selves prove ye; do ye not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, if ye be not in some respect disapproved of? — read the full passage →