- 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.
As for God, his way is perfect:
the word of the Lord is tried:
he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.Next verse!With image