Matthew 5:22

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 5 · Words of Christ are set in red.

7 songs meet this passage

“I look at you with such disdain”
It Ends Tonight · The All-American Rejects
strains against Matthew 5:22
Jesus warns that contempt toward another carries real spiritual weight; this line names exactly that posture without wrestling against it.
Panic · The Smiths
strains against Matthew 5:21-22
Jesus redirects anger from violent fantasy toward reconciliation; the song's repeated call for hanging, even as satire, sits far from that teaching.
“shootin to kill like a gun”
Warm It Up · Kris Kross
strains against Matthew 5:21-22
The violent imagery is just rap bravado, but it stands in some tension with Jesus's call to peace even in words.
“Just another homicide”
Dre Day · Dr. Dre
strains against Matthew 5:21-22
Jesus ties contempt and violent anger toward others to judgment, while this line treats threatened killing as a boast.
“I'ma blow his lung out”
Party Up (Up in Here) · DMX
strains against Matthew 5:21-22
Jesus traces murder back to the anger and contempt behind it; this verse revels in exactly that murderous rage.
“I'ma kill you and them loud-ass motherfuckin' barkin' dogs”
Forgot About Dre (feat. Eminem) · Dr. Dre
strains against Matthew 5:21-22
Jesus traces murder back to the anger and insult behind it; this verse revels in exactly that rage as entertainment.
“run up on you with a 9”
Wanksta (Soundtrack Version) · 50 Cent
strains against Matthew 5:21-22
Jesus traces murder back to the anger and contempt behind it; the casual threat of violence here is the very posture he warns against.

7 songs meet this passage

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