Talking about swearing and clean communication,
Ephesians 4:29 is a very good choice...
Let no corrupt communication proceed out
of your mouth, but that which
is good to the use of edifying, that it
may minister grace unto the
hearers. (Ephesians 4:29)
Ask yourself before you speak, will this
build up (edify) others?
Will it Glorify God? Will it be offensive
to others, Believing or
nonBelieving?
1 Corinthians 10:23 in the Greek shows
that Paul states that all ranges
of things for him are possible to do,
good and bad, but not all things
are beneficial (helpful) or build up others.
Don't be a stumblingblock to other Believers.
What will other
non-Christians think if you DO let one
curse word slip? How do you have
any Light that they don't have?
1 Timothy 4:12 is always a good verse to
live by. (By the way,
Timothy was likely in his 30s = young,
and other older elders at the
time would look down on him for being
that young)...
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou
an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity,
in spirit, in faith, in purity. (1
Timothy 4:12)
Same deal in Matthew 5, when Jesus was
preaching His Sermon on the
Mount...
Let your light so shine before men, that
they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
(Matthew 5:16)
Cursing is often accompanied by anger not
of God. We can be angry and
sin not, but oftentimes we find we let
the anger go over the top.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every
man be swift to hear, slow
to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath
of man worketh not the
righteousness of God. (James 1:19-20)
Glorify the Lord in all you do. Anything
that does not Glorify God is
sin.
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do
all in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father
by him. (Colossians 3:17)
Even Wise King Solomon had something to
say about this issue...
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and
perverse lips put far from
thee. (Proverbs 4:24)
We all will be judged according to our
deeds, whether good or bad, and
we will be judged for every idle word
that we speak. No matter how you
take on this issue, letting a bad word
slip out of your mouth often
lowers your shield to other sins, causing
your temptations for other
sins to enter your life.
Keep on the path that leads to Righteousness,
and stray from offending
others with your crude or cursing lips.
Think of the consequences
before you commit a felony in God's eyes.
If a rule in school is 'no cursing' and
you break that rule and get
punished, what is that showing to others?
Peter warns to be punished
for only doing right in the sight of the
Lord instead of to be punished
for being caught in a wrongdoing.
For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted
for your faults, ye
shall take it patiently? but if, when
ye do well, and suffer for it, ye
take it patiently, this is acceptable
with God. (1 Peter 2:20)
Just a few thoughts here and there... God
bless you! ;)