American Standard Version of 1901
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Putting away therefore all {Or, malice 1 Corinthians 14:20.}wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
For it hath been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by them that are of the household of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.
If ye are reproached {Greek: in.}for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.
but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not to rail at {Greek: glories.}dignities:
wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same {Or, flood}excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
But these, as creatures without reason, born {Greek: natural.}mere animals {Or, to take and to destroy}to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their {Or, corruption Compare 1 Timothy 6:9.}destroying surely be destroyed,
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Death and life are in the power of the tongue;And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
In the transgression of the lips is {Or, an evil snare}a snare to the evil man;But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
{Or, He slandereth}He that slandereth not with his tongue,Nor doeth evil to his friend,Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy:Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
For lack of wood the fire goeth out;And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,And they go down into the innermost parts.
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;But the tongue of the wise is health.
For, {Psalm 34:12 ff.}He that would love life,And see good days,Let him refrain his tongue from evil,And his lips that they speak no guile:
And let him turn away from evil, and do good;Let him seek peace, and pursue it.