9 Bible Verses about Insulting Other People

"'Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.

The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed at them.

Those who stood by said, "Would you revile God's high priest?

One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also."

Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered the reproach of the nations.

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: I swear that the nations that are all around you shall themselves suffer reproach.

And I will not let you hear anymore the reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord GOD."