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King James Version
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified,
and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
What does the LORD JESUS say about speech?
How does He want us to speak?
What does He want us to say?
We've gathered some verses here.
Consider these as foundation for our speech.
Matthew 5:5
King James Version
5 Blessed are the meek:
for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:6
King James Version
6 Blessed are they
which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:7
King James Version
7 Blessed are the merciful:
for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:8
King James Version
8 Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:9
King James Version
9 Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God.
Matthew 5:10
King James Version
10 Blessed are they
which are persecuted for righteousness' sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:11-12
King James Version
11 Blessed are ye,
when men shall revile you,
and persecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad:
for great is your reward in heaven:
for so persecuted they the prophets
which were before you.
Matthew 5:19-20
King James Version
19 Whosoever therefore shall break
one of these least commandments,
and shall teach men so,
he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:
but whosoever shall do and teach them,
the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you,
That except your righteousness shall exceed
the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees,
ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:22
King James Version
22 But I say unto you,
That whosoever is angry with his brother
without a cause
shall be in danger of the judgment:
and whosoever shall say to his brother,
Raca,
shall be in danger of the council:
but whosoever shall say,
Thou fool,
shall be in danger of hell fire.
Matthew 5:23-24
King James Version
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar,
and there rememberest
that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way;
first be reconciled to thy brother,
and then come and offer thy gift.
Matthew 5:25-26
King James Version
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly,
whiles thou art in the way with him;
lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge,
and the judge deliver thee to the officer,
and thou be cast into prison.
26 Verily I say unto thee,
Thou shalt by no means come out thence,
till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Matthew 12:34
King James Version
34 O generation of vipers,
how can ye, being evil,
speak good things?
for out of the abundance of the heart
the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 12:36
King James Version
36 But I say unto you,
That every idle word that men shall speak,
they shall give account thereof
in the day of judgment.
Matthew 15:7-9
King James Version
7 Ye hypocrites,
well did Esaias prophesy of you,
saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth,
and honoureth me with their lips;
but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me,
teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Matthew 15:11
King James Version
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man;
but that which cometh out of the mouth,
this defileth a man.
Matthew 15:16-20
King James Version
16 And Jesus said,
Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand,
that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth
goeth into the belly,
and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth
come forth from the heart;
and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,
false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man:
but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
John 12:49-50
King James Version
49 For I have not spoken of myself;
but the Father which sent me,
he gave me a commandment,
what I should say,
and what I should speak.
50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting:
whatsoever I speak therefore,
even as the Father said unto me,
so I speak.
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