92 Bible Verses about Using Bad Language
Want to know what the Bible says about Using Bad Language? Here are 92 Bible verses about Using Bad Language 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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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.
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James 3:8 NIV
but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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Micah 6:8 NIV
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
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Proverbs 4:23 NIV
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
for everything you do flows from it.
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Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIV
Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,
but fools are consumed by their own lips.
but fools are consumed by their own lips.
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1 Peter 1:15 NIV
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;
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Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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James 3:9-12 NIV
9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
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Matthew 6:33 NIV
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
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Proverbs 11:13 NIV
A gossip betrays a confidence,
but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
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