Exploring the Path - Pāli Course

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sammāvācā?

And what, Bhikkhus, is right speech?

Yā kho, bhikkhave, musāvādā veramaṇī,

pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī,

pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī,

samphappalāpā veramaṇī.

Abstaining from lying,

abstaining from slander and backbiting,

abstaining from harsh words

and abstaining from frivolous talk.

Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāvācā.

This, Bhikkhus, is called right speech.