Verbal Abuse

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.

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

Avoid a factious man after a first and second warning;

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

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

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.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.

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

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

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

Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

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

That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

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

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. ’

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; — read the full passage →

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband — read the full passage →

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

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,

I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners; — read the full passage →

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →

We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ — read the full passage →

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

Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, — read the full passage →

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. — read the full passage →

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.