Bible verses about "sarcasm" | Matthew

¹¹ Than sayde they vnto Moses? were there no graues for vs in Egypte, but thou muste brynge vs awaye for to dye in the wyldernesse? wherfore hast thou serued vs thus, for to carye vs out of Egypte?

⁹ And the Lorde sayd vnto Cayn: where is Abel thy brother? And he sayde: I can not tell, am I my brothers keper?

¹⁶ The slogard thynketh hym selfe wyser then? .vij. men that sit & teach.

⁷ But cast awaye vnghostly and olde wyues fables. Exercyse thy selfe vnto Godlynes.

¹ My brethren be not euery man a mayster, remembrynge howe that we shal receyue the more damnacyon: ² for in many thinges we synne all. Yf a man synne not in worde, the same is a perfect man and able to tame al the bodye. ³ Beholde we put bittes into the horsses mouthes that they shoulde obeye vs, and we turne aboute all the body. ⁴ Behold also the shyppes, which though they be so greate and are dryuen of fyers wyndes, yet are they turned aboute wyth a verye smale helme, whether soeuer the vyolence of the gouerner wyll ⁵ euen so the tonge is a lyttell member, and boasteth greate thinges. Beholde howe greate a thynge a lyttell fyre kyndleth, ⁶ and the tonge is fyre, and a worlde of wickednes. So is the tong set among our members, that it defyleth the whole body and setteth a fyre all that we haue of nature, & is it selfe set a fyre euen of hell. ⁷ All the natures of beastes, and of byrdes, and of serpentes, and thynges of the sea, are meked and tamed of the nature of man. ⁸ But the tonge can no man tame. It is an vnrulye euyll ful of deadly poyson. ⁹ Therewyth blesse we God the father, and therewyth cursse wemen which are made after the similitude of God. ¹⁰ Out of one mouth proceadeth blessynge and curssynge. My brethren these thynges ought not so to be. ¹¹ Doth a fountayne sende forth at one place swete water & bitter also? ¹² Can the fygge tree, my Brethren, beare olyue beryes: other a vyne beare fygges? ¹³ So can no fountayne geue both salte water & freshe also. If any man be wyse and endued wyth learnynge amonge you, let hym shewe the workes of hys good conuersacyon in mekenes that is coupled with wysdome. ¹⁴ But, yf ye haue bitter enuyinge and strife in youre hertes, reioyce not: neyther be lyars agaynste the trueth. ¹⁵ Thys wysedome descendeth not from aboue: but is earthye, & naturall, and deuelyshe: ¹⁶ For where enuiynge and stryfe is there is vnstablenes and all maner of euyll workes. ¹⁷ But the wysedome that is from aboue, is fyrste pure, then peasable, gentle, and easye to be entreated, full of mercye & good frutes, wythoute iudgynge, and wythout simulacyon: ¹⁸ yea, & the frute of ryghtuousnes is sowen in peace, of them that maintayne peace.

²⁷ And at none Eliah mocked them and sayd: call loud, (for he is a God: but he is talking or occupied or in the waye, or happely he slepeth) that he may awake.

¹⁸ A sclaunderous personne pricketh like a swerd, but a wise mans tonge is wholsome.

²¹ Death & lyfe stand in the power of the tong, he that loueth it shal enioy the frute thereof.

³⁷ But your communicacion shalbe, yea, yea: nay, nay. For whatsoeuer is more than that cometh to euell.

⁴ neyther fylthynes, neyther folyshe talkinge, neither gestinge whiche are not comely: but rather geuinge of thankes.

¹⁸ Lyke os one shutteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dissembler wyth his neighboure. ¹⁹ And then saith he: I dyd it but in sporte.

²⁹ Let no fylthy communication procede out of your mouthes: but that whiche is good to edefye wyth all, when nede is: that it maye haue fauoure with the hearers.