Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
Filthy speech has no place among us, I mean all those expressions meant to inflame lust. But forbidding the vice is not enough; we must frame our words for edification, that they may impart comfort, counsel, and whatever aids the salvation of the soul to those who hear.
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Bridle your tongue so that hearers' minds are not destroyed but instructed instead. Let no rotten speech proceed from you, but only what edifies and ministers grace, that by which men profit in godliness and love.
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Filthy discourse reveals a polluted heart and is contagious to all who hear it. Do not merely avoid evil speech; speak what is profitable and edifying, seasoned with salt, truth, holiness, and prudence, that your words tend to make hearers wiser and better.
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