In the Scriptures, the use of profane language is discouraged as it can defile one's speech and hinder a right relationship with God. According to Colossians 3:8 and Ephesians 4:29, believers are exhorted to put away filthy language and instead speak words that edify and give grace. Jesus teaches in Matthew 12:36-37 that individuals will be held accountable for every careless word they utter, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful and wholesome communication. James 3:10 and Ephesians 5:4 further underscore the need for Christians to refrain from using profanity, instead letting their speech be characterized by kindness, compassion, and reverence for God.
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But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
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.
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.