Job 31:30
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30 ((A)I have not let my mouth sin
by asking for his life with a curse),
1 Peter 3:9
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9 (A)Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, (B)bless, for (C)to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
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Romans 12:14
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14 (A)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
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1 Peter 2:22-23
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22 (A)He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 (B)When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, (C)but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
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Matthew 5:43-44
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Love Your Enemies
43 (A)“You have heard that it was said, (B)‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, (C)Love your enemies and (D)pray for those who persecute you,
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Matthew 5:22
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22 But I say to you that (A)everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be liable (B)to judgment; whoever insults[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to (C)the hell[c] of fire.
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- Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts insert without cause
- Matthew 5:22 Greek says Raca to (a term of abuse)
- Matthew 5:22 Greek Gehenna; also verses 29, 30
James 3:9-10
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9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people (A)who are made in the likeness of God. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,[a] these things ought not to be so.
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- James 3:10 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12
James 3:6
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6 And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, (B)staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[a] and set on fire by hell.[b]
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Matthew 12:36
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36 I tell you, (A)on the day of judgment (B)people will give account for (C)every careless word they speak,
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Ecclesiastes 5:6
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6 Let not your mouth lead you[a] into sin, and do not say before (A)the messenger[b] that it was (B)a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?
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- Ecclesiastes 5:6 Hebrew your flesh
- Ecclesiastes 5:6 Or angel
Ecclesiastes 5:2
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2 [a] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore (A)let your words be few.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew
Exodus 23:4-5
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4 (A)“If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him. 5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him.
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