Is swearing a sin?

[mherbert55]

Hello guys! I just wanted to ask you guys, if swearing is a sin.
Like, not calling someone the B word, or the F word, but lets just say I stubbed my toe, if I said the S word, would that be sinning?

By the way, I don't really swear THAT much, only when I get mad, or in my head.
I know the swearing needs to stop even inside my head, and when I get mad.
I try to control my anger, but sometimes it doesn't work..

but yeah is it a sin?

[buttacup]

This is how I see it... if you cuss and use the language of the world, how are you different than the world?

If you f-this and f-that and d-this and d-that... how can you praise the Lord the next sentence and proclaim Christ's word?

When we accepted God, Christ and the Holy Spirit, we are changed from within. We have to show this to the rest of the world that we are, in fact, different than the world. When an old friend sees the new Christian in you, they should see the fruit of the Spirit working in you. This should also reflect in your words to friends, family and anyone else you come in connection with. Cussing, cursing and swearing (today's definition of swearing) are not apart of who Christ is and how we as followers should act. I believe the Bible is very clear in these respect.

Also, the words used is just as important as their context being used. The simple reason is this:
1. The words that the world views as profanity, we should not utter for the simple fact as they are profane to most. When we act and talk like the world and profess Christ as our Lord and Savior, if we don't change after being saved... the world only sees us as being just like them with a religious bias.
2. When we using our own substitutions for common profanity in bad times or in certain circumstances, we are doing the same exact thing as the world when they use their profanity. Regardless if the words are the same or not

[zeroturbulence]

Originally Posted by mherbert55

Hello guys! I just wanted to ask you guys, if swearing is a sin.
Like, not calling someone the B word, or the F word, but lets just say I stubbed my toe, if I said the S word, would that be sinning?

By the way, I don't really swear THAT much, only when I get mad, or in my head.
I know the swearing needs to stop even inside my head, and when I get mad.
I try to control my anger, but sometimes it doesn't work..

but yeah is it a sin?

I used to swear a lot and didn't think anything of it, but after I accepted Christ I asked God to help me stop swearing and eventually i was able to stop. If you ask God to help you stop, He will. You'll find yourself catching yourself before you say a bad word. It won't happen overnight but if you give it an honest effort, you can conquer it.

As far as it being a sin, I am not sure if it is, but I am sure that it is something bad because it can easily offend people and its not something that you want to say around children. There is even more to it than that. There was this story about a school where a small group of students wanted to ban cussing and they were attacked by the other kids and were threatened and hated because of this, but the students would gather in the hall at a certain time and make a prayer circle and pray that the cussing would stop and after a few weeks it did stop and they said it was like the entire atmosphere of the school had changed. The students were more polite to each other and stuff and the only thing they did was the daily prayer circle. I wish I could find a link to that story. It happened somewhere here in the US several years ago.

[guilbautedsookie]

Surrender it to God... and wear His armor. The enemy knows that you're quick to spew out words so it screams something in your head and makes you wanna shout it out too LOL! Zeroturbulence is right... once you see yourself catching it, it means that God is already working with you to overcome it all. Pray and surrender it always. God is patient and there's no pressure. It's not for us to know when... but it's for us to believe in Him

[HolyTriX]

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. - Ephesians 4:29-30

General Rule: If you would not say it in front of Christ, do not say it to others. Seperate yourself in both WORD & Deed.


Praise Our God, Who Alone is Wise. <3

I have part of this verse highlighted in my Bible :P

Colossians 3:8 - "But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth."

[Maddog]

In and of itself, the utterance of a swear word is not sinful.

[jesusnme]

my parents weren't really strict on swearing esp with like s** and stuff but we all try not too. mainly because it sounds horrible.

"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."

Heres a great link w/ bible verses on swearing (swearing by things ) which we shouldnt do - as Jesus said : Simply Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no.
And also on swearing like cussing Is it a sin to cuss / swear / curse? <<<<< CLick

[lil_christian]

Here's how I think of it: Would Jesus cuss? Would you cuss if you talked to Him face-to-face?

Words aren't "just words"

They can bring someone up, or kick them down. They can cut, or they can heal. They can make peace, and they can cause controversy. They can turn away wrath, and stir up anger. They can bless God, yet curse people.

That is why people say "Choose your words carefully." words are powerful.

[Zoey1472]

Yes it is a sin wwjd

[Seraphotic]

Read through proverbs, it addresses it several times and points you toward other sins some people don't normally think about.

[Seraphotic]

And it says not to curse, but cuss is slang for curse, and one more thing, some cuss words are not really curses, but they are still fleshly as mention ironed earlier. Unless your in Denmark, culturally the words are used by there actual meaning, NORMALLY, the f word is used in true context there, and it's used in trials for soduhmy I believe.

[BITTYGIGGLES44]

But what about when in the bible it says he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, 1kings 16:11 and ive relised that most bad words come from other words that aren't bad people just change the meaning. The bible is Holy obveously and it says the " P-Word" so is it bad.

[Seraphotic]

In cultural context the bible is using a word that is completely clean for THAT culture, every culture has its words

[lil_christian]

In other words...I think people are trying to find an excuse to say certain words. I personally would never say them...I mean, do they even SOUND pleasant? Please...refrain from using unpleasant words. It just makes everything better.

[SantoSubito]

Originally Posted by lil_christian

Here's how I think of it: Would Jesus cuss? Would you cuss if you talked to Him face-to-face?

I love this line because, yes, in fact I would if it was the jolly friendly familiar conversation. It really depends on your culture as well; what we consider "profanity" is easily considered common speech elsewhere. Yes swearing can indicate a lack of decorum, but then this also depends on what company your in.

Words aren't "just words"

They can bring someone up, or kick them down. They can cut, or they can heal. They can make peace, and they can cause controversy. They can turn away wrath, and stir up anger. They can bless God, yet curse people.

That is why people say "Choose your words carefully." words are powerful.

Also true, and by using them so much we have actually robbed them of a lot of their impact. As my English IV teacher once said: "Back in my day if you called me a mother f'er it was on, but now y'all drop it all the time like it's nothing". Which to us it pretty much is nothing.

In other words...I think people are trying to find an excuse to say certain words. I personally would never say them...I mean, do they even SOUND pleasant? Please...refrain from using unpleasant words. It just makes everything better.

They are pretty much the most Germanic words in our language. Yes they sound harsh, but thats because most of them end with hard consonants, like pretty much every word in German, and I like the sound of German.

[SantoSubito]

Originally Posted by Seraphotic

In cultural context the bible is using a word that is completely clean for THAT culture, every culture has its words

Point is we made the word dirty. English went through a phase where the upperclass started to consider a lot of English's native Germanic words "dirty" which is why we have the Latin equivalent for piss, "urinate". Similarly the "S" word started to be replaced with the Latin "feces". It's the same for most of our words for private parts, where the Latin word is considered "clean" and the native Germanic word for it is considered "dirty". In fact you can say that by thinking of alternative words for "dirty" or "low-class" terms we just made it worse. Like with the word "crap" for example.

[shekaniah]

Growing up my grandma would say; "Oh fiddle sticks." when some thing bad would happen. It use to make me laugh as a child.
Now I catch my self saying it.

Matt 12:37
"For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."

I don't think the bible explicitly says it's a sin, at-least now in the KJV, and from my studies of the Hebrew, it doesn't either.
The only verses you can really find are verses like "Don't let corrupt talk be among you.. blah blah blah." lol, it doesn't say that exactly, BUT... ANYTHING can be considered a swear word.. "Swear Word: Noun: An offensive word"... summs it up.. ANYTHING can be used offensively.. I could call you a dog, and it'd be a swear word. We as Christians SHOULD use friendly speech however

[DeezePsalms]

Ephesians 4:29Let 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. I hope you choose to stop swearing. God bless.