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Bible Verses About Profanity

23 verses from Scripture about profanity.

23 Verses
Colossians 3:8Colossians

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

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Ephesians 5:4Ephesians

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

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Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

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But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

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Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

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Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

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Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

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Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

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For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

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1 Thessalonians 5:221 Thessalonians

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

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And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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1 Corinthians 10:131 Corinthians

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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Revelation 9:18Revelation

By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

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A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

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There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

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I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

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Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

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