Bible verses about "rumors" | Etheridge

² And against no man to rail, nor be contentious, but gentle, and in every thing to show their benignity towards all men. ³ For we also were afore-time without understanding, and disobedient and erring, and were subjected to various lusts; and in malice, and in envy we conversed, and were hateful, and also hating one another. ⁴ But when appeared the goodness and mercy of Aloha our Saviour, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we had done, but by his own mercy he saved us, by the laving of the birth which is afresh, by the renewing of the Spirit of Holiness, ⁶ which he shed upon us abundantly, by Jeshu Meshiha our Saviour; ⁷ that by his grace we might be justified, and be made heirs according to the hope of the life which is eternal. ⁸ Faithful is the word; and in this I will that thou also establish them, that they should be careful to perform good works, they who have believed in Aloha. These are good and profitable unto men. ⁹ But from foolish disputations, and from tales of genealogies, and from contentions, and strifes of the sophree,[Scribes.] withdraw; for profit is not in them, and they are vain.

¹² All therefore that you will that men shall do unto you, so also do you unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

³ For, behold, bridles into the mouth of horses we throw that we may make them submissive to us, and their whole body we turn. ⁴ Also the mighty ships, while the furious winds drive them, by a little wood are turned about to the region which the will of him who guideth doth contemplate. ⁵ So also the tongue is a small member, and uplifteth itself. A little fire also burneth many forests; [Obee sagiyee mauqdo.] ⁶ and the tongue is a fire, a world of sin, like a forest is the tongue itself among our members; it defileth all of our body, and burneth the course of our generations which run (forward) as a wheel, and kindleth also itself with fire. ⁷ For every nature of animals, and of birds, and reptiles of the sea, and of the dry land, have been subjected to the human nature; ⁸ but the tongue no one can subdue; this is an evil not ordered, (and) full of the poison of death.

²³ From foolish controversies which are without instruction withdraw; for thou knowest that they beget strifes.[Fightings.]

¹ From whence are there among you wars and strifes? Is it not from the lusts which war in your members? ² You desire, and have not; you kill and are emulous, yet it cometh not into your hands; you strive and make wars, and nothing have because you do not ask;