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I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
- Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 475 helpful votes. There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 439 helpful votes. A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- James 1:26 ESV / 408 helpful votes. If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
- Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 397 helpful votes. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Sep 19, 2023 · One thing we must practice if we want to live as Jesus calls us to, explains Paul, is to “do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen” ( Ephesians 4:29, NKJV).
- 2 Samuel 13:11-14. “But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.” She answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this outrageous thing.
- 1 Samuel 6:19. “And he struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they looked upon the ark of the Lord. He struck seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great blow.”
- Exodus 21:7-8. “And if a man sells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. If she does not please her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed.
- Luke 16:18. “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.”
Jul 3, 2024 · Jesus said, “I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken” (Matthew 12:36). The KJV translates “every empty word” as “every idle word”; the ESV says, “every careless word.”
Oct 17, 2004 · Today we’ll learn what it is not. And why the subject is crucial beyond all description. Don’t trust in right words. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” (v. 21). “Lord” translates kurios, the Greek word for “master.”.
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May 31, 2019 · God has given you and me promises in His Word, promises for peace and a future with Him. Like Moses and the Israelites, for a season, life might get worse before it gets better. Sometimes worse is required to get a situation to better.
