James 3:1-12 “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
1:26 “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue . . . this man’s religion is vain.”
Ephesians 4:29-30 “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth. . . .”
Matthew 15:11-12 “Not that which goeth into the mouth . . . but . . . out of the mouth . . . defileth a man.”
Psalm 34:13 “Keep thy tongue from evil. . . .”
97:10 “Ye that love the Lord, hate evil. . . .”
Proverbs 29:24 “Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.”
FOR EXAMPLE:
Exodus 20:7 “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. . . .”
so men say: GOD, (or) gol, ga, golly, gul, gosh, & gad
(then usually followed by) DAMN, (or) darn, dang, durn, burn, & drat
as in:
god + damn (or) gul darn gol dang dog gone dad burn dad blast dad blame
god + damned gul darned gol danged dog goned dad burned dad blasted dad blamed
god + damn it gul darn it gol dang it dog gone it dad burn it dad blast it dad blame it
along with: gad zooks & dag nab it
(NOTE: “gul” or “goll” is “golly” with the “y” left off, and “golly” is only a different way to finish saying “god.” “Dog” is “god” backwards, “dad” is another form of “father,” “gad” just sounds like “god,” and “dag” is “gad” backwards.)
and:
JESUS (or) Gee, Jeez, Jeepers, Gee Whiz, & Cheese
(+) CHRIST (or) Cripes & Criminy
(=) JESUS CHRIST (or) Jeepers Creepers, Jiminy Crickets, & Cheese and Crackers.
(NOTE: for example Webster’s definition of “Gee” is: “interj. [euphemistic contraction of Jesus.]”)
IT IS WRITTEN:
Isaiah 5:20 “Woe unto them . . . that put darkness for light, and light for darkness. . . .” and
Leviticus 10:10 “. . . that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between clean and unclean. . . .”
so men naturally say:
“Holy” shit, “Holy” cow, “Holy” mackerel, “Holy” moly, “Holy” Toledo, and even “Good grief.”
IT IS WRITTEN:
Matthew 12:34-37 “. . . every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
so Satan has men saying:
Hell, Heck, Shoot, Sheee, Sheeesh, Sheez, Wow, Zowie, Far out, Neato, Cool, Ouch, Ow, Yikes, like, O my stars, O me O my, Man, Man O man, Rackerfracker, Poo, Pshaw, My ass, Yuck, Dude, I’ll be damned, Esse, & Yo.
IT IS WRITTEN:
Exodus 23:13 “. . . and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.”
Joshua 23:7 “. . . neither make mention of the name of their gods. . . .”
so men say: by Jove, by Jiggers, by Gosh, Great Neptune, ee gads (ye gods), & “speak of the devil”
QUESTION: Can you picture you’re sitting around talking with the Lord and he starts using any of these idle words?
QUESTION: Can you picture the Lord reproving you when you use any of these idle words?
QUESTION: Will it irritate you if your friends reprove you when you use these idle words?
IT IS WRITTEN:
James 5:19-20 “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth . . . he which converteth . . . shall save a soul. . . .”
Genesis 17:1 “. . . the Lord appeared to Abram, and said . . . walk before me, and be thou perfect.”
Matthew 5:48 “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”