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If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Do all things without grumbling or questioning,
But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ...
But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens; he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
“You shall not murder.
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? ...
For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness.
Not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;
That each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;
For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive,
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.
For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him,
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.
“Judge not, that you be not judged.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace;
Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully; with his mouth each speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he plans an ambush for him.
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine.
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, ...
I am at the brink of utter ruin in the assembled congregation.” Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets? Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you. Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, ...
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
A God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him?
To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom!
Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish.
For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected you from being king.”
But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and your king.
Or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead,
There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer
The blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today,
Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them;
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
“None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord.
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”
In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.
Whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stum