24 Bible Verses about Speech, Positive Aspects Of

let no obscene language defile your mouth, use only such as tends to edification, that it may be beneficial to the hearers. grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom you are sealed against the day of deliverance: banish all resentment and indignation, anger, vehemence, detraction, and every thing like malice.

nor buffoonry, which they call pleasantry, but is indecent: be you rather exercised in social virtue.

but now renounce them all, as well as anger, animosity, malice: let calumny and obscene discourse be banish'd from your lips. let there be no fraud among you, since you have discarded your former habits and practices, and are become new men, improv'd by knowledge into a resemblance of him, who made this change:

don't return evil for evil, nor calumny for calumny; on the contrary, bestow your benedictions, considering that your vocation obliges you thereto, as a means to obtain the divine blessing. " He that desires to live in prosperity, must restrain his tongue from detraction, and his lips from uttering falsehood:

Let our sacrifice then, which we are to offer to God by Jesus Christ, be that of incessant praises, the offering of our lips, which celebrate his name:

and this they were destin'd to. but you are the chosen race, you are kings and priests, the holy nation, the peculiar people, that you might display his glory, who called you out

let your discourse and your actions be all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.

seven, said they. then he order'd the people to sit down on the ground: and taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, then broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute among the people, which they accordingly did. and there being a few small fishes, he gave thanks, and order'd them to be distributed.

being firmly attach'd to, and founded upon him: establishing yourselves in the faith you have been taught, and being thankful for the improvement you make therein.

be thankful to God for every thing, for so christians are oblig'd to be.

By that we give praises to God the father: and that pronounces curses even against men, who are form'd after the divine resemblance. from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren;

for if you openly confess, that Jesus is the Lord, and sincerely believe, that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Whosoever therefore shall own me before men, him will I own likewise before my father who is in heaven. but whosoever shall renounce me before men, him will I also renounce before my father who is in heaven.

moreover I declare unto you, whoever shall acknowledge me before men, him shall the son of man also own before the angels of God. but whoever shall renounce me before men, he shall be renounc'd before the angels of God.

Simon Peter made answer, thou art Christ the son of the living God.

wherefore I give you to understand, that no man who has the spirit of God, can pronounce Jesus anathema: and that no man can acknowledge Jesus to be the Lord, but by the holy spirit.

let an air of modesty appear in all your discourse; and let it be seasoned with discretion, in making a proper reply, when you are call'd into question.

adore the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready to show with modesty and respect to every one that asks it, what ground there is for the expectations you have:

and when we are defamed, we intreat: in a word, we are look'd upon as the dregs and scum of mankind, even to this day.

a christian must not be litigious, but easy to all men, qualify'd to instruct, with great temper and meekness informing those, who differ in opinion; because he does not know, but God may change their minds, by convincing them of the truth.

Let the christian doctrine be the familiar subject of your entertainment: in all wisdom instructing and exhorting one another, in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, melodiously tuning your grateful praises to God.

but being sincere in mutual love, may be entirely united to Christ, who is the head:

Wherefore, my dear brethren, let every one be eager to hear, averse to contradiction, and deaf to passion.

but let your communication be, yes, yes; no, no: for whatever goes beyond this, is evil.