Thematic Bible: Speech evil speaking
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Evil » Speech evil speaking » Vain talk condemned
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
Evil » Speech evil speaking » General references to
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Backbiting
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Evil whispering, general references to
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
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