Good Speech

God is good, and the word was God

What does the Bible say about swearing?  And what does the dictionary say about Evil vs. Wicked?

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.  -Colossians 4:6

You meet people where they are.   If you're talking to sailors, well then use salty language!

Cussing is therefore not prohibited per se.  It’s not the word itself, it’s how you use it.   You can use regular words sinfully, and swear words in a fun way, meaningful way, useful way for conveying an important idea or message.

God doesn’t care.

Just be kind, gracious, respectful.

Say what you mean, mean what you say, and don’t be mean while you say it…

You are cautioned against profanity.   Anything harmful or unwholesome.   Like foolish talk or dirty jokes.   Edifying and gracious is good.  

geez, just have fun talking, and try not to bother people.   Say enough, not too much or too little.   That's what I think.   Silence is golden, sometimes.

Is there a difference between evil and wicked? not to me, no.

   some people might think you can be one but not the other. 

Connotation and denotation?   Eve was evil and Wick was wicked?

The definitions in my Chambers dictionary are, 

   evil- bad, mischievous, very disagreeable, angry, harmful, very unpleasant, unfortunate

   wicked- evil in principle or practice, ungodly, vicious, cruel, spiteful, very bad, offensive

Evil smells and wicked good beer, for example.

Synonymous, ha.   Put the sin in "sin"onyms.  

Sin upon sin, cinnamon upon raisins.   Syntax in synagogue.

Evil, piled high up to heaven, rotting stench permeating the whole of creation.

Dictionaries define words objectively, with denotations and connotations.

But words are received subjectively, and could mean anything to anyone.

Sin is anything you don't like, or if you don't like that definition, anything God doesn't like.