24 Bible Verses about Bad Language

Let no loose discourse proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for useful edification, that it may communicate grace to the hearers.

If any man thinks he is a religious character among you, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, produceth what is good; and a wicked man, from the evil treasure in his heart, produceth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your no, no; that ye fall not under condemnation.

With it we bless God even the Farther; and with the same we curse men, though after the likeness of God. Out of the same mouth goeth forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be thus. Doth a fountain from the same aperture spout forth sweet water and bitter?read more.
Can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives; or a vine figs? so also can no fountain send forth salt water and sweet.

But I tell you, That every idle word which men speak, for it shall they give an account in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

but as he who hath called you is holy, be ye holy also in all your conduct:

"For he that would love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.

But we know that to those who love God all things work together for good, even to those who are called according to his purpose.

But now I am coming to thee; and I am speaking these things in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I entreat not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest preserve them from the wicked one.read more.
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renovation of your mind, that you may prove by experience what is the will of God, that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

For the word of God is quickening, and energetic, and sharper than every two-edged sword, and piercing through and through, so as to divide both soul and spirit, both joints and spinal marrow, and critically judges the thoughts and intents of the heart.

or obscenity, or foolish talk, or loose witticisms; things which become not [a Christian], but rather thanksgiving.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have spoken craftily; the poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: their feet are swift to shed blood:read more.
destruction and misery are in their ways. And they have not known the way of peace: there is not the fear of God before their eyes."

Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not.

to be sober, domestic, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not ill reported of. The younger men in like manner exhort to be sober minded. In all things approving thyself as a pattern of good works: in thy teaching, shewing integrity, gravity, incorruptibility,read more.
sound discourse, incapable of confutation; that he who is in opposition may be confounded, having nothing faulty to say of you.

Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, the vile passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is idolatry: for which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of disobedience; in which ye also walked formerly when ye lived among them:read more.
but now ye have put away all these things, anger, asperity, malice, scandal, obscenity, out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his practices; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him. Where there is no difference whether a man be Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian or Scythian, slave or freeman: but Christ is all and in all. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering; forbearing one another, and freely forgiving one another, if any man hath a complaint against another: even as Christ hath freely forgiven you, so also do ye.

Consider then attentively him that endured from sinners such opposition against himself, that ye be not wearied out, fainting in your souls.

Let your discourse be always gracious, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to reply to every man.

Then began he to utter the bitterest curses, and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.

No temptation hath overtaken you, but what is common to men. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able to bear; but will with the temptation make also a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear up under it.

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the transcendently excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as offals of ordure, that I may gain Christ,

These things have I spoken to you, that ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good courage; I have overcome the world.