A perverse man sows strife,
And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the truth in his heart;
He who does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend.
A talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
Whoever hides hatred has lying lips,
And whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking deceit.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
