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Ephesians 5:4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.Philippians 1:27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.Titus 1:10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,Titus 1:11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.Titus 3:2to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.James 3:5In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.James 3:8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.James 3:9With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.James 3:10Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.James 4:11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.1 Peter 2:1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.1 Peter 2:12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.1 Peter 3:10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.1 Peter 3:15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,1 Peter 3:16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.2 Peter 2:7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless2 Peter 2:8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—2 Peter 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.Jude 1:9But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”Jude 1:10These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.Revelation 14:5And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
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