Readily and Freely

I know that sometimes, when people see a verse from the Bible posted on a blog, they skip right over it. Some people are just turned off by Bible verses--even Christians--but do me a favor. Read this one. Because sometimes, I think it's a very good thing that everyone, both followers of Christ and those of other faiths, know and understand the things that Christians are supposed to do.

These passages are taken from The Amplified Bible.

²⁹Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God's favor) to those who hear it.

³¹Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath (passion, rage, bad temper) and resentment (anger, animosity) and quarreling (brawling, clamor, contention) and slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind).

³²And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.