{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an4.221/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an4.221","id":"suttacentral_an4.221","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.221/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, there are these four kinds of bad conduct by way of speech. What four? Speech that\u2019s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. These are the four kinds of bad conduct by way of speech. There are these four kinds of good conduct by way of speech. What four? Speech that\u2019s true, harmonious, gentle, and thoughtful. These are the four kinds of good conduct by way of speech.\u201d","title":"Verbal Conduct","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":67}