103 Bible Verses about Bad Words
Want to know what the Bible says about Bad Words? Here are 103 Bible verses about Bad Words from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 16:24 NIV
Gracious words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
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Deuteronomy 5:11 NIV
“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
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James 5:12 NIV
Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.
34
Proverbs 10:19 NIV
Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.
but the prudent hold their tongues.
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James 3:10 NIV
Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.
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Psalm 141:3 NIV
Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
keep watch over the door of my lips.
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Matthew 12:36-37 NIV
36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Proverbs 11:9 NIV
With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
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Romans 10:9 NIV
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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Psalm 109:17 NIV
He loved to pronounce a curse—
may it come back on him.
He found no pleasure in blessing—
may it be far from him.
may it come back on him.
He found no pleasure in blessing—
may it be far from him.
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