Insults biblical meaning, Insults in the Bible, meaning of Insults.
The insults in the Bible are serious insults that are made in words. The word “insult” does not appear in the Sacred Text, however, there is much talk about undermining, offending, cursing or harming someone through what is said. A Christian must permanently take care of his words, especially when it refers to others. Some people practice verbal abuse to manipulate or control others, especially those who are close to them, such as a spouse, child, or parent. God did not give us a language to rail against, but to build up (1 Thessalonians 5:11; Ephesians 4:29).
Denuesto is the noun of the verb to denounce. This, in turn, comes from the Vulgar Latin “donestare” which later suffered a metathesis of the “o” by the “e”. However, this verb comes from the classical Latin “dehonestare” which means to try to disgrace or dishonor someone. So what are slurs in the Bible? It is simply dishonoring someone through slander and verbal abuse.
Abuse and offense through words cause serious psychological and emotional damage to the victim. However, it is important to clarify that the negative consequences of the insult are not only suffered by the one who receives it, but also by the one who says it.
Insults plunge the victim and the perpetrator into misery (James 3:6, 9). When speaking of the tongue of fire that burns the wheel of creation and is burned by hell, it refers precisely to the damage caused by insulting words, both to the one who says them and to the one who receives them. Therefore, by taking care of our own words and using them to bless, we not only benefit those who listen to them, but we are doing ourselves great good. God created us to love and the language we use is a way of expressing that love.
Last updated: October 13, 2022