Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.
A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them.
For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,
adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.