Insults
10 passages
- James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
Read it in context - James 4:11–12
11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it. 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Read it in context - Proverbs 12:16
A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Read it in context - Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:31–32
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Read it in context - Proverbs 11:12
Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
Read it in context - Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Read it in context - Romans 14:10–12
10Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” 12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:26
“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
Read it in context - Matthew 5:43–45
43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ 44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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