- A froward man soweth strife:
and a whisperer separateth chief friends. - He that walketh uprightly,
and worketh righteousness,
and speaketh the truth in his heart.
He that backbiteth not with his tongue,
nor doeth evil to his neighbour,
nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. - A talebearer revealeth secrets:
but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
- An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour:
but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. - He that hideth hatred with lying lips,
and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. - Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
- Keep thy tongue from evil,
and thy lips from speaking guile. - A wholesome tongue is a tree of life:
but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. - The words of a talebearer are as wounds,
and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
A fool despiseth his father's instruction:
but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. Why art thou cast down, O my soul?
and why art thou disquieted within me?
hope thou in God:
for I shall yet praise him,
who is the health of my countenance, and my God.Next verse!With image