vulgarity
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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.
19Now the works of the flesh are manifest; they are: fornication, lust, homosexuality, self-indulgence, 20the serving of idols, drug use, hostility, contentiousness, jealousy, wrath, quarrels, dissensions, divisions, 21envy, murder, inebriation, carousing, and similar things. About these things, I continue to preach to you, as I have preached to you: that those who act in this way shall not obtain the kingdom of God.
20Have you seen a man rushing to speak? Foolishness has more hope than his correction.
8Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through. 9Open your mouth, declare what is just, and do justice to the indigent and the poor.
6And so the tongue is like a fire, comprising all iniquity. The tongue, stationed in the midst of our body, can defile the entire body and inflame the wheel of our nativity, setting a fire from Hell. 7For the nature of all beasts and birds and serpents and others is ruled over, and has been ruled over, by human nature. 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! 11Does a fountain emit, out of the same opening, both sweet and bitter water?
8But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth.
22Abstain from every kind of evil.
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.