foul language
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4nor any indecent, or foolish, or abusive talk, for this is without purpose; but instead, give thanks.
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.
8But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth.
8But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth. 9Do not lie to one another. Strip yourselves of the old man, with his deeds, 10and clothe yourself with the new man, who has been renewed by knowledge, in accord with the image of the One who created him,
6Let your speech be ever graceful, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to respond to each person.
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.
37For by your words shall you be justified, and by your words shall you be condemned.”
36But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment.
10From the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so!
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.”
16But avoid profane or empty talk. For these things advance one greatly in impiety.
8Concerning the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is chaste, whatever is just, whatever is holy, whatever is worthy to be loved, whatever is of good repute, if there is any virtue, if there is any praiseworthy discipline: meditate on these.