It is absurd to think that anything in us could have the least influence upon our election. Some say that God did foresee that such persons would believe, and therefore did choose them; so they would make the business of salvation to depend upon something in us. Whereas God does not choose us FOR faith, but TO faith. “He hath chosen us, that we should be holy,” (Ephesians 1:4), not because we would be holy, but that we might be holy. We are elected to holiness, not for it.
Thomas Watson

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  1. An abomination to God # Pr 6:16,19
  2. Forbidden # Ex 23:1 Eph 4:31 Jas 4:11
  3. INCLUDES 3a) Whispering

    # Ro 1:29 2Co 12:20

3b) Backbiting # Ro 1:30 2Co 12:20 3c) Evil surmising # 1Ti 6:4 3d) Tale-bearing # Le 19:16 3e) Babbling # Ec 10:11 3f) Tattling # 1Ti 5:13 3g) Evil speaking # Ps 41:5 109:20 3h) Defaming # Jer 20:10 1Co 4:13 3i) Bearing false witness # Ex 20:16 De 5:20 Lu 3:14 3j) Judging charitably # Jas 4:11,12 3k) Raising false reports # Ex 23:1 3l) Repeating matters # Pr 17:9 4) Is a deceitful work # Ps 52:2 5) Comes from the evil heart # Mt 15:19 Lu 6:45 6) Often arises from hatred # Ps 41:7 109:3 7) Idleness leads to # 1Ti 5:13 8) The wicked addicted to # Ps 50:20 Jer 6:28 9:4 9) Hypocrites addicted to # Pr 11:9 10) A characteristic of the devil # Re 12:10 11) The wicked love # Ps 52:4 12) They who indulge in, are fools # Pr 10:18 13) They who indulge in, not to be trusted # Jer 9:4 14) Women warned against # Tit 2:3 15) Minister’s wives should avoid # 1Ti 3:11 16) Christ was exposed to # Ps 35:11 Mt 26:60 17) Rulers exposed to # 2Pe 2:10 Jude 1:8 18) Ministers exposed to # Ro 3:8 2Co 6:8 19) The nearest relations exposed to # Ps 50:20 20) Saints exposed to # Ps 38:12 109:2 1Pe 4:4 21) SAINTS 21a) Should keep their tongue from # Ps 34:13 1Pe 3:10 21b) Should lay aside # Eph 4:31 1Pe 2:1 21c) Should be warned against # Tit 3:1,2 21d) Should give no occasion for # 1Pe 2:12 3:16 21e) Should return good for # 1Co 4:13 21f) Blessed in enduring # Mt 5:11 21g) Characterised as avoiding # Ps 15:1,3 22) Should not be listened to # 1Sa 24:9 23) Should be discountenanced with anger # Pr 25:23 24) EFFECTS OF 24a) Separating friends # Pr 16:28 17:9 24b) Deadly wounds # Pr 18:8 26:22 24c) Strife # Pr 26:20 24d) Discord among brethren # Pr 6:19 24e) Murder # Ps 31:13 Eze 22:9 25) The tongue of, is a scourge # Job 5:21 26) Is venomous # Ps 140:3 Ec 10:11 27) Is destructive # Pr 11:9 28) End of, is mischievous madness # Ec 10:13 29) Men shall give account for # Mt 12:36 Jas 1:26 30) Punishment for # De 19:16-21 Ps 101:5 31) Illustrated # Pr 12:18 25:18 32) Exemplified 32a) Laban’s Sons # Ge 31:1 32b) Doeg # 1Sa 22:9-11 32c) Princes of Ammon # 2Sa 10:3 32d) Ziba # 2Sa 16:3 32e) Children of Belial # 1Ki 21:13 32f) Enemies of the Jews # Ezr 4:7-16 32g) Gashmu # Ne 6:6 32h) Haman # Es 3:8 32i) David’s enemies # Ps 31:13 32j) Jeremiah’s enemies # Jer 38:4 32k) Jews # Mt 11:18,19 32l) Witnesses against Christ # Mt 26:59-61 32m) Priests # Mr 15:3 32n) Enemies of Stephen # Ac 6:11 32o) Enemies of Paul # Ac 17:7 32p) Tertullus # Ac 24:2,5