Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. 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. 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.
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech,
and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and let not injustice dwell in your tents.
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