Bible Verses About Vulgarity
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for vulgarity, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 414 votes, led by Ephesians 4:29. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Vulgarity
Ephesians 4:2995 votes
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 5:481 votes
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
James 1:2652 votes
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Galatians 5:19-2140 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Proverbs 29:2037 votes
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 31:8-920 votes
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
James 3:6-1318 votes
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
1 Thessalonians 5:2214 votes
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Philippians 4:812 votes
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Colossians 3:812 votes
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Exodus 20:711 votes
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Matthew 12:3611 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
James 3:1-1811 votes
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
What does the Bible say about vulgarity?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:29 on the subject of vulgarity. Across 414 votes, 13 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 5:4, James 1:26, Galatians 5:19-21. This page lists all 13 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.