What does the Bible say about Foul Language
Exodus 20:7 (NKJV) ““You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”
Psalm 141:3 (NKJV) “Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.”
Proverbs 12:18 (NKJV) “There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.”
Proverbs 21:23 (NKJV) “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.”
Ephesians 4:29 (NKJV) “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.”
Ephesians 5:4 (NKJV) “neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.”
Colossians 3:8 (NKJV) “But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.”
Colossians 4:6 (NKJV) “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”
James 1:26 (NKJV) “If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.”
James 3:5–6 (NKJV) “Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.”
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