Thematic Bible: Speech evil speaking
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Evil » Speech evil speaking » Vain talk condemned
There are many unruly (rebellious) men, vain talkers, and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision.
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Dreams come with many efforts, trials and concerns. Fools speak with too many words.
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Sin does not hide from a multitude of words. The wise controls his lips.
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Are all these words to go unanswered? Is this talker to be vindicated?
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Would he reason with useless words, with speeches that have no value?
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In all labor there is profit: but idle chatter leads only to destitution.
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A fool loses his temper. But a wise man holds it back.
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness. The result of his talk is mischievous madness.
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Therefore prophesy and say: 'The Lord Jehovah says: For good reason they have made you desolate and crushed you from every side. That way you would become a possession of the rest of the nations and you have become a subject of conversation for the people.
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Evil » Speech evil speaking » General references to
Their throat is an open grave. They have practiced deceit with their tongues. The poison of snakes is under their lips. (Psalm 5:9)
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His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
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The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit and he ceased to be wise and do good.
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The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction).
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There is nothing truthful in what they say! Their inward part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave. They flatter with their tongue.
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His speech was smoother than butter, but his heart was war! His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
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There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword. The tongue of the wise brings a cure.
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Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
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You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
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Evil » Speech evil speaking » Backbiting
I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.
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The north wind drives away rain. So does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
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I am afraid that I may come and find you different from what I want you to be, and that you may find me different from what you want me to be. I fear that there may be rivalry, jealousy, hot tempers, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.
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The one who does not malign with his tongue, do evil to a friend, or bring disgrace on his neighbor or close friend.
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You sit and talk against your own brother. You slander your own mother's son.
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Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor. Do not trust any brother because every brother deals craftily (cunningly), and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
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backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor's life. I am Jehovah.
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He who covers a transgression seeks love but he who gossips breaks up friendships.
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Without wood the fire goes out. Without a talebearer strife ceases.
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A talebearer reveals secrets. He that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
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The words of a talebearer cause wounds. They plunge down to the innermost parts.
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A gossip reveals secrets. So avoid a man who speaks flattering words.
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Evil » Speech evil speaking » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and screaming, and abusive speech, be put away (removed) (expiated) from you, along with all malice.
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Whoever would love life and see good days should keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
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Put away all badness and all deception, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil talk.
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The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction).
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Brothers, do not speak against each other. He who speaks against a brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law, and judges the law. If you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.
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Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready to do every good work, to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Evil whispering, general references to
I am afraid that I may come and find you different from what I want you to be, and that you may find me different from what you want me to be. I fear that there may be rivalry, jealousy, hot tempers, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.
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They are filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil mindedness; they are whisperers,
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A perverse man sows discord. A whisperer separates good friends.
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All who hate me whisper together (gossip) against me; against me they devise my hurt, saying:
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The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts.
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Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
If any man thinks he is religious, while he does not control his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain (worthless) (useless).
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Whoever would love life and see good days should keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
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Keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from deceit.
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He who keeps his mouth (watches what he says) keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips (speaks thoughtlessly) will have destruction.
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He who guards his mouth and holds his tongue stays out of trouble.
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