Bible Verses About verbal abuse

“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. to: or, to edify profitably”

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

“A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;”

“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. unto: Heb. to the broken of heart of a contrite: Heb. contrite of spirit”

“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”

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

“Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:”

“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”

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

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

“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.”

“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.”

“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”

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

“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.”

“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”