What We Speak

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

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

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 →

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, — 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!

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;

in wisdom walk ye toward those without, the time forestalling; — read the full passage →

and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

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;

`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.

Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →