cursing
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29Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen.
4nor any indecent, or foolish, or abusive talk, for this is without purpose; but instead, give thanks.
26But if anyone considers himself to be religious, but he does not restrain his tongue, but instead seduces his own heart: such a one’s religion is vanity.
8But no man is able to rule over the tongue, a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9By it we bless God the Father, and by it we speak evil of men, who have been made in the likeness of God. 10From the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so!
8But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth.
28Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who slander you.
6Let your speech be ever graceful, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to respond to each person.
14Bless those who are persecuting you: bless, and do not curse.
7You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. For the Lord will not hold harmless one who takes the name of the Lord his God falsely.
18But what proceeds from the mouth, goes forth from the heart, and those are the things that defile a man. 19For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies. 20These are the things that defile a man. But to eat without washing hands does not defile a man.”
11A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”
17And so the destitute man was pursued, with the beggar and the remorseful in heart, so as to be put to death.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.
10And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them: “Listen and understand. 11A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”