1 Ne. 3:6; Eph. 4:15, 22, 29, 31-32; 5:4, 6, 12; refer in this text to 1 Ne. 18:16
“If our lips are closed to murmuring, then our eyes will be open.” (Neal A. Maxwell, Ensign, Nov. 1989, pp. 82-84)
“Your criticism may be worse than the conduct you are trying to correct.” (James E. Faust, Ensign, Nov. 1987, p. 35)
“The primary reason we are commanded to avoid criticism is to preserve our own spiritual well-being, not to protect the person whom we would criticize… . Does this counsel to avoid faultfinding and personal criticism apply only to statements that are false? Doesn’t it also apply to statements that are true? The fact that something is true is not always a justification for communicating it… . For example, it is wrong to make statements of fact out of an evil motive, even if the statements are true. One who focuses on faults, though they be true, tears down a brother or a sister… . Even though something is true, we are not necessarily justified in communicating it to any and all persons at any and all times… . One who focuses on faults, though they be true, fosters dissensions and divisions among fellow Church members in the body of Christ.” (Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, Feb. 1987, pp. 68-69)