Idle Talk
9 passages
- Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Read it in context - Ephesians 5:4
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
Read it in context - Matthew 12:36
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Read it in context - 2 Timothy 2:14–16
14Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin. 15Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth. 16But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
Read it in context - Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
Read it in context - Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
Read it in context - 1 Timothy 5:13
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
Read it in context - Titus 1:15
To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
Read it in context - Proverbs 15:4
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
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