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Ephesians 4:31
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.
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James 1:21
So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.
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James 4:11
Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you.
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Ephesians 4:22-25
throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.Put on your new nature, created to be like God— truly righteous and holy.So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.
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1 Peter 3 10
For the Scriptures say,“ If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.
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Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
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Colossians 3:5-8
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world.But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.
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Titus 3:3-5
Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.But— When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love,he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.
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James 5:9
Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look— the Judge is standing at the door!
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1 Timothy 3 11
In the same way, their wives must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self control and be faithful in everything they do.
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1 Peter 4 2
You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
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1 Peter 4 4
Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you.
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Psalms 34:13
Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies!
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1 Peter 2 22
He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone.
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Titus 2:3
Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good.
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Psalms 32:2
Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
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1 Corinthians 14 20
Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.
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Romans 13:12-13
The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.
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Luke 6:42
How can you think of saying,‘ Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
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James 3:16-17
For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
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1 Corinthians 3 2-1 Corinthians 3 3
I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren’t ready for anything stronger. And you still aren’t ready,for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?
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Matthew 7:5
Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
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Matthew 23:28
Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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Ezekiel 18:31-32
Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?I don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign Lord. Turn back and live!
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Psalms 37:1
Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.
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Romans 1:29
Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.
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Proverbs 3:31
Don’t envy violent people or copy their ways.
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2 Corinthians 12 20
For I am afraid that when I come I won’t like what I find, and you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior.
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Galatians 5:21-26
envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, and self control. There is no law against these things!Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
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Proverbs 24:1
Don’t envy evil people or desire their company.
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1 Peter 1 18-1 Peter 1 25
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value.It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake.Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.As the Scriptures say,“ People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades.But the word of the Lord remains forever.” And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.
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1 Peter 2 16
For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
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1 Samuel 18 8-1 Samuel 18 9
This made Saul very angry.“ What’s this?” he said.“ They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they’ll be making him their king!”So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
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James 4:5
Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him.
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Luke 11:44
Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on.”
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Proverbs 24:19
Don’t fret because of evildoers; don’t envy the wicked.
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1 Corinthians 5 8
So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth.
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Job 36:13
For the godless are full of resentment. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help.
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1 Thessalonians 2 3
So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery.
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John 1:47
As they approached, Jesus said,“ Now here is a genuine son of Israel— a man of complete integrity.”
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Isaiah 30:22
Then you will destroy all your silver idols and your precious gold images. You will throw them out like filthy rags, saying to them,“ Good riddance!”
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Proverbs 14:30
A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.
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Revelation 14:5
They have told no lies; they are without blame.
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James 3:14
But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.
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Luke 12:1
Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them,“ Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees— their hypocrisy.
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Psalms 73:3
For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
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Isaiah 2:20
On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols they made for themselves to worship. They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,
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Mark 12:15
Should we pay them, or shouldn’t we?” Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said,“ Why are you trying to trap me? Show me a Roman coin, and I’ll tell you.”
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Matthew 24:51
and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 15:7
You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,