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profit_n â—_o jerome_n say_v that_o verbumotiosun_n est_fw-la quod_fw-la sine_fw-la uâ—elitate_fw-la loquentâ—_n vel_fw-la audientis_fw-la profertur_fw-la that_o be_v say_v he_o a_o idle_a word_n which_o be_v speak_v either_o without_o edification_n of_o the_o hearer_n or_o speaker_n basil_n basil_n omne_fw-la verbum_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la condâ—is_fw-la ad_fw-la propositam_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la vanunâ—st_fw-la &_o otiosum_fw-la that_o be_v every_o word_n which_o belong_v not_o to_o a_o intend_a profit_n be_v a_o vain_a and_o a_o idle_a word_n master_n john_n calvin_n say_v calv._n that_o sermo_n otiosus_fw-la pro_fw-la inutili_fw-la sumitur_fw-la qui_fw-la nihil_fw-la aedificationis_fw-la vel_fw-la fructus_fw-la affert_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la a_o idle_a word_n be_v take_v for_o a_o word_n unprofitable_a for_o a_o word_n that_o bring_v with_o it_o no_o fruitful_a edification_n so_o that_o from_o these_o description_n of_o holy_a man_n i_o do_v describe_v a_o idle_a word_n on_o 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labour_n 5.35_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n have_v commit_v but_o a_o small_a sin_n when_o as_o they_o do_v detain_v part_n of_o the_o apostle_n money_n for_o fear_n of_o afterclap_n and_o protest_v the_o contrary_a with_o a_o lie_n yet_o they_o die_v both_o sudden_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o peter_n so_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o a_o idle_a word_n be_v but_o a_o small_a sin_n yet_o christ_n say_v here_o that_o a_o great_a account_n must_v be_v make_v for_o the_o same_o for_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v justify_v and_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v 11.3.5_o see_v this_o be_v true_a it_o behoove_v every_o man_n to_o set_v a_o watch_n before_o the_o door_n of_o his_o lip_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o tongue_n from_o idle_a and_o evil_a word_n that_o he_o may_v obtain_v that_o blessedness_n 14.8_o bless_a be_v he_o that_o have_v not_o fall_v by_o the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n 3_o we_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o our_o work_n 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