profanity
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8But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth.
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.
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.
4nor any indecent, or foolish, or abusive talk, for this is without purpose; but instead, give thanks. 5For know and understand this: no one who is a fornicator, or lustful, or rapacious (for these are a kind of service to idols) holds an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6Let no one seduce you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God was sent upon the sons of unbelief. 7Therefore, do not choose to become participants with them.
10From the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so!
16But avoid profane or empty talk. For these things advance one greatly in impiety.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.
14Prohibit your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
11A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”
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.
10For whoever wants to love life and to see good days should restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, so that they utter no deceit.
22Abstain from every kind of evil.
2And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.
1And so, I beg you, brothers, by the mercy of God, that you offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, with the subservience of your mind.
8Be sober and vigilant. For your adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion, traveling around and seeking those whom he might devour.