Bible Verses about “joking”

“Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.”

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;”

“Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.”

“Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”

“Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.”

“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”

“For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;”

“Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,”

“"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."”

“For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.”

“Don't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."”

“that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,”

“that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”

“But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.”

“nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.”

“redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”

“because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.”

“This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.”

“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.”

“Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;”

“speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;”

“but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.”

“Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”

“Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”

“But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;”

“If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?”

“giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;”

“I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”

“Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.”

“subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.”

“Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.”

“For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,”

“Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.”

“A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

“Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.”

“Therefore he says, "Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."”

“Therefore don't be partakers with them.”

“for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,”

“proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.”

“For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.”

“Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.”

“Don't lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,”

“But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you don't fall into hypocrisy.”

“But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.”

“is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"”

“Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,”

“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.”

“It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.”