Is Cussing OK?
A much debated topic in the Bible "usually" does not affect your walk in faith. Plus, we know that if you're a born-again believer/follower/disciple of Jesus Christ, then your eternity was sealed by Him and Him alone. So, the info provided below is to aid in seeing what the Bible has to say about whether a believer in Jesus should use swear/obscene/vulgar/foul/curse/profane/cuss words in their everyday lives. We pray that you're encouraged in discovering the truth on this subject, then let God direct your path in use of His knowledge.
" You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God" -- Exodus 20:7
"Do not let your mouth lead you into sin." -- Ecclesiastes 5:6
"Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips." -- Psalm 141:3
"There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed." -- Hosea 4:2
"You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of." -- Matthew 12:34
"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man." -- Matthew 15:18
"Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear." -- Ephesians 4:29
"Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God." -- Ephesians 5:4
"But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips." -- Colossians 3:8
"From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so." -- James 3:10
"Abstain from all appearance of evil." -- 1 Thessalonians 5:22
