Rid yourself of hypocrisy:
"Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious." 1 Peter 2:1-3
"Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me, and in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’" Matthew 15:7-9
"For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known." Luke 12:2
"And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?"
Romans 2:3
"having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!" 2 Timothy 3:5
"He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." 1 John 2:4
"If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth." 1 John 1:6
"If anyone thinks himself to be religious (piously observant of the external duties of his faith) and does not bridle his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religious service is worthless (futile, barren)." James 1:26 [Amplified Bible]
"To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work." Titus 1:15-16
"Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me, and in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’" Matthew 15:7-9
"For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known." Luke 12:2
"And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?"
Romans 2:3
"having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!" 2 Timothy 3:5
"He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." 1 John 2:4
"If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth." 1 John 1:6
"If anyone thinks himself to be religious (piously observant of the external duties of his faith) and does not bridle his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religious service is worthless (futile, barren)." James 1:26 [Amplified Bible]
"To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work." Titus 1:15-16
Rid yourself of fear:
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love."
1 John 4:18
"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
John 14:27
"And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. ‘And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.’" 1 Peter 3:13-14
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you
go." Joshua 1:9
"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?’" Hebrews 13:5-6
"Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will
attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.’" Acts 18:9-10
"For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’"
Romans 8:15
"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
Matthew 10:28
"For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’" Isaiah 41:13
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
"I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man who will be made like grass?" Isaiah 51:12
"Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word), in God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?"
Psalm 56:3-4
"And David said to his son Solomon, ‘Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God -my God- will
be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord." 1 Chronicles 28:20
"Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave
you nor forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6
"You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you." Deuteronomy 3:22
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7
"The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe." Proverbs 29:25
"The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" Psalm 118:6
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort
me." Psalm 23:4
1 John 4:18
"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
John 14:27
"And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. ‘And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.’" 1 Peter 3:13-14
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you
go." Joshua 1:9
"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?’" Hebrews 13:5-6
"Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will
attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.’" Acts 18:9-10
"For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’"
Romans 8:15
"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
Matthew 10:28
"For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’" Isaiah 41:13
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
"I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man who will be made like grass?" Isaiah 51:12
"Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word), in God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?"
Psalm 56:3-4
"And David said to his son Solomon, ‘Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God -my God- will
be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord." 1 Chronicles 28:20
"Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave
you nor forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6
"You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you." Deuteronomy 3:22
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7
"The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe." Proverbs 29:25
"The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" Psalm 118:6
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort
me." Psalm 23:4
Rid yourself of evil company:
"Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits.’" 1 Corinthians 15:33
"My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent." Proverbs 1:10
"You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him." Leviticus 19:17
"The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray." Proverbs 12:26
"Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is
an accursed thing." Deuteronomy 7:26
"Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them."
Romans 16:17
"But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us." 2 Thessalonians 3:6
"But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner-not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore ‘put away from yourselves the evil person.’"
1 Corinthians 5:11-13
"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." 2 Timothy 3:1-7
"He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; he who tells lies shall not continue in my presence." Psalm 101:7
"You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked." Psalm 97:10
"A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident." Proverbs 14:16
"Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones." Proverbs 3:7-8
"A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; the simple pass on and are punished." Proverbs 27:12
"Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn away from it and pass on."
Proverbs 4:14-15
"Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them." Ephesians 5:9-11
"My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent." Proverbs 1:10
"You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him." Leviticus 19:17
"The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray." Proverbs 12:26
"Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is
an accursed thing." Deuteronomy 7:26
"Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them."
Romans 16:17
"But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us." 2 Thessalonians 3:6
"But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner-not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore ‘put away from yourselves the evil person.’"
1 Corinthians 5:11-13
"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." 2 Timothy 3:1-7
"He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; he who tells lies shall not continue in my presence." Psalm 101:7
"You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked." Psalm 97:10
"A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident." Proverbs 14:16
"Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones." Proverbs 3:7-8
"A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; the simple pass on and are punished." Proverbs 27:12
"Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn away from it and pass on."
Proverbs 4:14-15
"Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them." Ephesians 5:9-11
Rid yourself of drunkenness:
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God."
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
"Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God." Ephesians 5:17-21
"For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy,
murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:17-21
"But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner-not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore ‘put away from yourselves the evil person.’" 1 Corinthians 5:11-13
"For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags." Proverbs 23:21
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
"Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God." Ephesians 5:17-21
"For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy,
murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:17-21
"But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner-not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore ‘put away from yourselves the evil person.’" 1 Corinthians 5:11-13
"For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags." Proverbs 23:21
Rid yourself of covetousness:
"For the commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ ‘You shall not covet,’ and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." Romans 13:9-10
"You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s." Exodus 20:17
"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What can man do to me?’" Hebrews 13:5-6
"And He said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.’"
Luke 12:15
"You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask
and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures." James 4:2-3
"Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them."
Colossians 3:5-7
"And He said, ‘What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man." Mark 7:20-23
"But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner-not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore ‘put away from yourselves the evil person.’" 1 Corinthians 5:11-13
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
"But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them." Ephesians 5:3-7
"You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s." Exodus 20:17
"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What can man do to me?’" Hebrews 13:5-6
"And He said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.’"
Luke 12:15
"You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask
and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures." James 4:2-3
"Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them."
Colossians 3:5-7
"And He said, ‘What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man." Mark 7:20-23
"But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner-not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore ‘put away from yourselves the evil person.’" 1 Corinthians 5:11-13
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
"But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them." Ephesians 5:3-7
Rid yourself of fornication:
"For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own
vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit." 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
"If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. If her father utterly refuses
to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins." Exodus 22:16-17
"But if the thing is true, and evidences of virginity are not found for the young woman, then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her
father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house. So you shall put away the evil from among you." Deuteronomy 22:20-21
"Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them." Colossians 3:5-7
"Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge." Hebrews 13:4
"Let marriage be held in honor (esteemed worthy, precious, of great price, and especially dear) in all things. And thus let the marriage bed be undefiled (kept undishonored); for God will judge and punish the unchaste [all guilty of sexual vice] and adulterous." Hebrews 13:4
[Amplified Bible]
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
"For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:17-21
"But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for
fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust." 1 Timothy 1:8-11
"But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish
talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them." Ephesians 5:3-7
"Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness,
blasphemies." Matthew 15:17-19
vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit." 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
"If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. If her father utterly refuses
to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins." Exodus 22:16-17
"But if the thing is true, and evidences of virginity are not found for the young woman, then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her
father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house. So you shall put away the evil from among you." Deuteronomy 22:20-21
"Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them." Colossians 3:5-7
"Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge." Hebrews 13:4
"Let marriage be held in honor (esteemed worthy, precious, of great price, and especially dear) in all things. And thus let the marriage bed be undefiled (kept undishonored); for God will judge and punish the unchaste [all guilty of sexual vice] and adulterous." Hebrews 13:4
[Amplified Bible]
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
"For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:17-21
"But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for
fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust." 1 Timothy 1:8-11
"But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish
talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them." Ephesians 5:3-7
"Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness,
blasphemies." Matthew 15:17-19
Sexual immorality:
"Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, nor let her allure you with her eyelids. For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a crust of bread; and an adulteress will prey upon his precious life." Proverbs 6:25-26
"…A companion of harlots wastes his wealth." Proverbs 29:3
"This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done no wickedness.’" Proverbs30:20
"Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; he who does so destroys his own soul." Proverbs 6:32
"Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s." 1 Corinthians 6:18-20
"…A companion of harlots wastes his wealth." Proverbs 29:3
"This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done no wickedness.’" Proverbs30:20
"Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; he who does so destroys his own soul." Proverbs 6:32
"Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s." 1 Corinthians 6:18-20
Homosexuality:
"You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination." Leviticus 18:22
"If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them." Leviticus 20:13
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God."
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
"Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man- and birds and
four-footed animals and creeping things. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. " Romans 1:22-27
"But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and
insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust." 1 Timothy 1:8-11
"If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them." Leviticus 20:13
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God."
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
"Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man- and birds and
four-footed animals and creeping things. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. " Romans 1:22-27
"But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and
insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust." 1 Timothy 1:8-11
Rid yourself of roving eyes:
"Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life." Proverbs 4:23
"But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed." James 1:12-14
"Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death." James 1:15
"Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way." Psalm 119:37
"I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness." Psalm 101:3-4
"Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you." Proverbs 4:25
"The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body
also is full of darkness. Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness." Luke 11:34-35
"The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing." Ecclesiastes 1:8
"For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but is of the world." 1 John 2:16
"I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16
"For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit." Romans 8:5
"Remove your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house." Proverbs 5:8
"Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, nor let her allure you with her eyelids. For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a crust of bread; and an adulteress will prey upon his precious life." Proverbs 6:25-26
"A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident." Proverbs 14:16
"A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rages against all wise judgment." Proverbs 18:1
"As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a lovely woman who lacks discretion." Proverbs 11:22
"A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, but to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet." Proverbs 27:7
"But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed." James 1:12-14
"Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death." James 1:15
"Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way." Psalm 119:37
"I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness." Psalm 101:3-4
"Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you." Proverbs 4:25
"The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body
also is full of darkness. Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness." Luke 11:34-35
"The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing." Ecclesiastes 1:8
"For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but is of the world." 1 John 2:16
"I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16
"For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit." Romans 8:5
"Remove your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house." Proverbs 5:8
"Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, nor let her allure you with her eyelids. For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a crust of bread; and an adulteress will prey upon his precious life." Proverbs 6:25-26
"A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident." Proverbs 14:16
"A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rages against all wise judgment." Proverbs 18:1
"As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a lovely woman who lacks discretion." Proverbs 11:22
"A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, but to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet." Proverbs 27:7
Rid yourself of perversity:
"A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends." Proverbs 16:28
"Whoever walks blamelessly will be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall." Proverbs 28:18
"He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him." Proverbs 14:2
"For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord." Proverbs 3:23
"Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord." Proverbs 11:20
"But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised." Proverbs 12:8
"When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things." Proverbs 2:10-12
"He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil." Proverbs 17:20
"Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you." Proverbs 4:24
"A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth;" Proverbs 6:12
"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way
and the perverse mouth I hate." Proverbs 8:13
"The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but
the mouth of the wicked what is perverse." Proverbs 10:31-32
"The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them." Proverbs 11:3
"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit." Proverbs 15:4
"He winks his eye to devise perverse things; he purses his lips and brings about evil." Proverbs 16:30
"Whoever walks blamelessly will be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall." Proverbs 28:18
"He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him." Proverbs 14:2
"For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord." Proverbs 3:23
"Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord." Proverbs 11:20
"But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised." Proverbs 12:8
"When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things." Proverbs 2:10-12
"He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil." Proverbs 17:20
"Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you." Proverbs 4:24
"A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth;" Proverbs 6:12
"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way
and the perverse mouth I hate." Proverbs 8:13
"The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but
the mouth of the wicked what is perverse." Proverbs 10:31-32
"The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them." Proverbs 11:3
"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit." Proverbs 15:4
"He winks his eye to devise perverse things; he purses his lips and brings about evil." Proverbs 16:30
Control your speech:
"I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress." Psalm 17:3
"…For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." Matthew 12:34
"Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." Matthew 15:11
"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." Matthew 12:37
"For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body." James 3:2
"Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!" James 3:5
"A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him." Proverbs 12:14
"He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction." Proverbs 13:3
"Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad." Proverbs 12:25
"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit." Proverbs 15:4
"Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth." Proverbs 27:1
"He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward than he who flatters with the tongue." Proverbs 28:23
"A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back." Proverbs 29:11
"A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Proverbs 15:1
"Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him." Proverbs 29:20
"And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord." Leviticus 19:12
"If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to
all that proceeds out of his mouth." Numbers 30:2
"Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones." Proverbs 16:24
"There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise promotes health." Proverbs 12:18
"Workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but evil is in their hearts." Psalm 28:3
"May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things," Psalm 12:3
"The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords."
Psalm 55:21
"…For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." Matthew 12:34
"Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." Matthew 15:11
"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." Matthew 12:37
"For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body." James 3:2
"Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!" James 3:5
"A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him." Proverbs 12:14
"He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction." Proverbs 13:3
"Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad." Proverbs 12:25
"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit." Proverbs 15:4
"Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth." Proverbs 27:1
"He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward than he who flatters with the tongue." Proverbs 28:23
"A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back." Proverbs 29:11
"A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Proverbs 15:1
"Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him." Proverbs 29:20
"And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord." Leviticus 19:12
"If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to
all that proceeds out of his mouth." Numbers 30:2
"Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones." Proverbs 16:24
"There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise promotes health." Proverbs 12:18
"Workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but evil is in their hearts." Psalm 28:3
"May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things," Psalm 12:3
"The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords."
Psalm 55:21
Rid yourself of pride:
"He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife. But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered." Proverbs 28:25
"Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; though they join forces, none will go unpunished." Proverbs 16:5
"A man’s pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor." Proverbs 29:23
"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18
"The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but He will establish the boundary of the widow." Proverbs 15:25
"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate." Proverbs 8:13
"For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but is of the world." 1 John 2:16
"He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered." Proverbs 28:26
"…for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 18:14
"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up." James 4:10
"The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts." Psalm 10:4
"Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’-and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and
naked-" Revelation 3:17
"Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; though they join forces, none will go unpunished." Proverbs 16:5
"A man’s pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor." Proverbs 29:23
"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18
"The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but He will establish the boundary of the widow." Proverbs 15:25
"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate." Proverbs 8:13
"For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but is of the world." 1 John 2:16
"He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered." Proverbs 28:26
"…for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 18:14
"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up." James 4:10
"The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts." Psalm 10:4
"Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’-and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and
naked-" Revelation 3:17
Rid yourself of anger:
"Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go, lest you learn his ways and set a snare for your soul." Proverbs 22:24-25
"Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret-it only causes harm." Psalm 37:8
"A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger allays contention." Proverbs 15:18
"An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression." Proverbs 29:22
"For as the churning of milk produces butter; and wringing the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife." Proverbs 30:33
"A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated." Proverbs 14:17
"He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, but he who is impulsive exalts folly." Proverbs 14:29
"The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a transgression." Proverbs 19:11
"Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools." Ecclesiastes 7:9
"So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God." James 1:19-20
"Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not
grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:29-30
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."
Galatians 5:22
"But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth." Colossians 3:8
"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:31-32
"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ," 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
"Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret-it only causes harm." Psalm 37:8
"A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger allays contention." Proverbs 15:18
"An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression." Proverbs 29:22
"For as the churning of milk produces butter; and wringing the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife." Proverbs 30:33
"A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated." Proverbs 14:17
"He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, but he who is impulsive exalts folly." Proverbs 14:29
"The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a transgression." Proverbs 19:11
"Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools." Ecclesiastes 7:9
"So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God." James 1:19-20
"Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not
grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:29-30
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."
Galatians 5:22
"But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth." Colossians 3:8
"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:31-32
"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ," 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
