Bible Verses about “using profanity”
The Bible contains 22 verses about using profanity across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”
“If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.”
“nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.”
“But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.”
“but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.”
“I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
“"You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.”
“Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.”
“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."”
“That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."”
“And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.”
“But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
“Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.”
“Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.”
“For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.”
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.”
“But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,”
“Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.”
“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.”
“Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.”
“Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.”
“He summoned the multitude, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.”