Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give an account thereof at the day of judgement.

Matt. xii. 36.

Above all things, my brethren,

swear not.

James v. 12.

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.

Ephes. iv. 29.

Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example unto others, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

1 Tim. iv. 12.

Be not partaker of other men's sins,

but keep thyself pure.

1 Tim. v. 22.

ON VIGILANCE AND TEMPTATION.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against Spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ephes. vi. 11, 12.

Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, whom resist, stedfast in the faith.

1 Pet. v. 8, 9.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not

into temptation.

Matt. xxvi. 41.

Let no man say, when he is tempted, "I am tempted of God;" for God

cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man.

James i. 13.

Resist the Devil, and he will flee

from you.

James iv. 7.

Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the "Lord thy God, and Him only shalt "thou serve."

Luke iv. 8.

ON KNOWLEDGE.

IF any man

think

that he

knoweth any thing, any thing, he knoweth

nothing yet as he ought to know: but

if any man love God, the same is

known of Him.

1 Cor. viii. 2, 3.

The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise that they are vain.

1 Cor. iii. 19, 20.

Know the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

2 Tim. iii. 15.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy, or vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the

rudiments of the world, and not

after Christ.

Col. ii. 8.

Avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science, falsely so called. But exercise thyself rather unto Godliness: for Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

1 Tim. vi. 20; iv. 7, S.

ON RESIGNATION.

DESPISE not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him: for whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and

scourgeth every son whom He

receiveth.

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Heb. xii. 5, 6.