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Foul Language

12 There is a manner of speaking comparable to death;e

may it never be found in the inheritance of Jacob!

Such conduct will be far from the godly,

and they will not wallow in sins.

13 Do not accustom your mouth to coarse, foul language,

for it involves sinful speech.

14 Remember your father and mother

when you sit among the great,

or you may forget yourself in their presence,

and behave like a fool through bad habit;

then you will wish that you had never been born,

and you will curse the day of your birth.

15 Those who are accustomed to using abusive language

will never become disciplined as long as they live.

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The original Revised Standard Version served as a standard for nearly forty years. The New Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha maintains the traditions of the older version with fresh new vocabulary and modern English construction.

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