Let allbitternessand wrathand angerand clamorand slanderbe put awayfrom you, alongwith allmalice.
So Esauborea grudgeagainstJacobbecauseof the blessingwith whichhis fatherhad blessedhim; and Esausaidto himself,"The daysof mourningfor my fatherare near;then I will killmy brotherJacob."
But Reubenheard[this] and rescuedhim out of their handsand said,"Let us not takehis life."
His brotherssawthat their fatherlovedhim morethanallhis brothers;and [so] they hatedhim and couldnot speakto him on friendlyterms.
CaintoldAbelhis brother.And it cameabout when they were in the field,that Cainroseup againstAbelhis brotherand killedhim.
But Absalomdid not speakto Amnoneithergoodorbad;for AbsalomhatedAmnonbecausehe had violatedhis sisterTamar.
"Moreover, he has slanderedyour servantto my lordthe king;but my lordthe kingis like the angelof God,therefore dowhatis goodin your sight.
But the menof Israelansweredthe menof Judahand said,"We have tenpartsin the king,therefore we alsohave more[claim] on Davidthanyou. Whythen did you treatus with contempt?Was it not our advicefirstto bringbackour king?"Yet the wordsof the menof Judahwere harsherthanthe wordsof the menof Israel.
Whoever secretlyslandershis neighbor,him I will destroy;Noone who has a haughtylookand an arrogantheartwill I endure.
"May a slanderernot be establishedin the earth;May evilhuntthe violentmanspeedily."
He does not slanderwith his tongue,Nordoesevilto his neighbor,Nortakesup a reproachagainsthis friend;
Ceasefrom angerand forsakewrath;Do not fret;[it leads] onlyto evildoing.
"You sitand speakagainst your brother;You slanderyour own mother'sson.
Whohave sharpenedtheir tonguelike a sword.They aimedbitterspeech[as] their arrow,
Hatredstirsup strife,But lovecoversalltransgressions.
He who concealshatred[has] lyinglips,And he who spreadsslanderis a fool.
A quick-temperedman actsfoolishly,And a manof evildevicesis hated.
The wordsof a whispererare like daintymorsels,And they godowninto the innermostpartsof the body.
The king'swrathis like the roaringof a lion,But his favoris like dewon the grass.
The northwindbringsforthrain,And a backbitingtongue,an angrycountenance.
For lackof woodthe firegoesout, And where thereis nowhisperer,contentionquietsdown.
An angrymanstirsup strife,And a hot-temperedmanaboundsin transgression.
When a wisemanhasa controversywith a foolishman,The foolish man either ragesor laughs,and thereis norest.
A false witness[who] utterslies,And one who spreadsstrifeamongbrothers.
Do not be eagerin your heartto be angry,For angerresidesin the bosomof fools.
Allof them are stubbornlyrebellious,Goingabout as a talebearer.[They are] bronzeand iron;They, allof them, are corrupt.
"Let everyonebe on guardagainsthis neighbor,And do not trustanybrother;Becauseeverybrotherdealscraftily,And everyneighborgoesabout as a slanderer.
Thenallthe citywas provoked,and the peoplerushed together,and taking holdof Paulthey draggedhim out of the temple,and immediatelythe doorswere shut.
"WHOSEMOUTHIS FULLOF CURSINGAND BITTERNESS";
Brethren,do not be childrenin your thinking;yetin evilbe infants,but in your thinkingbe mature.
Thereforelet us celebrate the feast,not with oldleaven,norwith the leavenof maliceand wickedness,but with the unleavenedbread of sincerityand truth.
For I am afraidthat perhapswhen I comeI may findyou to be not whatI wishand may be foundby you to be not whatyou wish;that perhaps[there will be] strife,jealousy,angry tempers,disputes,slanders,gossip,arrogance,disturbances;
idolatry,sorcery,enmities,strife,jealousy,outbursts of anger,disputes,dissensions,factions,
that, in referenceto your formermanner of life,you lay asidethe oldself,which is being corruptedin accordancewith the lustsof deceit,
Therefore,laying asidefalsehood,SPEAKTRUTHEACH ONE[of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR,for we are membersof one another.
BE ANGRY,AND [yet] DO NOT SIN;do not let the sungo downon your anger,
Husbands,loveyour wivesand do not be embitteredagainstthem.
But nowyou also,putthem allaside:anger,wrath,malice,slander,[and] abusive speechfrom your mouth.
Women[must] likewise[be] dignified,not malicious gossips,but temperate,faithfulin all things.
not addicted to wineorpugnacious,but gentle,peaceable,free from the love of money.
At the same timethey alsolearn[to be] idle,as they go aroundfrom house to house;and not merelyidle,but alsogossipsand busybodies,talkingabout things not proper[to mention].
But refusefoolishand ignorantspeculations,knowingthat they producequarrels.
unloving,irreconcilable,malicious gossips,without self-control,brutal,haters of good,
For the overseermustbe above reproachas God'ssteward,not self-willed,not quick-tempered,not addicted to wine,not pugnacious,not fond of sordid gain,
Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
[This] you know,my belovedbrethren.But everyonemust be quickto hear,slowto speak[and] slowto anger;
But ifyou havebitterjealousyand selfish ambitionin your heart,do not be arrogantand [so] lieagainstthe truth.
Do not speakagainstone another,brethren.He who speaks againsta brotherorjudgeshis brother,speaks againstthe lawand judgesthe law;but ifyou judgethe law,you are not a doerof the lawbut a judge[of it].
Therefore,putting asideallmaliceand alldeceitand hypocrisyand envyand allslander,
not as Cain,[who] was of the eviloneand slewhis brother.And for whatreasondid he slayhim? Becausehis deedswere evil,and his brother'swere righteous.
Everyonewho hateshis brotheris a murderer;and you knowthat nomurdererhaseternallifeabidingin him.
ThenI hearda loudvoicein heaven,saying,"Nowthe salvation,and the power,and the kingdomof our Godand the authorityof His Christhave come,for the accuserof our brethrenhas been throwndown, he who accusesthem beforeour Goddayand night.
