Every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." " For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." The day of judgment is not in the hereafter, as many have believed. The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence - Page 315by William Andrus Alcott - 1847 - 356 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Gisborne - 1813 - 386 pages
...part; Had moved from conscious meaning free, Nor told the language of the heart! " I say unto you, that every idle word that men speak, they « shall give account thereof in the day of Judgement." Matth. chap. xii. ver. 36. N 2 THE BIRTHDAY-EVE. O'ER the Lake's placid bosom,... | |
| John Cooke - 1828 - 630 pages
...encouraging voice. " To him that orders his conversation aright, will I shew the salvation of God." And " Every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof, in the day of judgment.' A book of remembrance is written. The Lord hearkens. They are my jewels, saith... | |
| Religion - 1849 - 1188 pages
..." Whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the light ;" and again, such as this, " For every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof," — mere hyperbole though we might perhaps, on a first hearing, deem them, may yet, on a?little pafient... | |
| James Fisher - Westminster Assembly - 1831 - 408 pages
...A. Men's works, " for God shall bring every work into judgment," &c. Eccl. xii. 14;' their words, " every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment," Matt. xii. 36; and their thoughts, for he " will make manifest the counsels of... | |
| William Andrus Alcott - 1837 - 188 pages
...language, — the religion of Christ demanded here too, the stoutest self-denial. It taught him, that for every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Was he fond of dress ? Did he like to appear well, — respectably, as people... | |
| 1839 - 496 pages
...class I remember well, " Idle words ;" and then the passage flashed like lightning across my mind ; " Every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." My supernatural visitant here addressed me : "Dost thou observe how small a proportion... | |
| Religion - 1851 - 728 pages
...again, " Whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light ;" and again, such as this, " For every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof," — mere hyperbole though we might perhaps, on a first hearing, deem them, may yet, on a little patient... | |
| 1852 - 678 pages
...I remember well — " Idle words ;" and then, the passage flashed like lightning across my mind, " Every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." My supernatural visitant here addressed me, " Dost thou observe how small a proportion... | |
| Joseph Tinker Buckingham - Christian literature, American - 1858 - 204 pages
...with me, scattereth abroad. the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things. But 1 say unto you, that every idle word, that men speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. While he yet talked to the people, behold his mother and his brethren stood without,... | |
| Robert Aspland - 1861 - 786 pages
...the utmost such perversions of their meaning and their use. We are told by a divine authority that " every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." One who seeks to act in the spirit of this declaration will be on his guard,... | |
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