Pope Shenouda III
How easy it is for man to condemn his sinful actions by using verses from the bible:
For instance, if he slips into the sin of anger, he reminds himself of the Bible verse: “For the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.“ (James 1:20),. He should repeat this verse often every day especially in situations where anger wars upon him. He should rebuke himself saying: What benefit is my fast if I anger and do not do the will of God?
If he slips into any of the spoken sins, he puts the following words of the Bible before his eyes: “Every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.“ (Matt 12:36). He then says to himself in reproach: To what benefit is my fast in self-control but can not control my tongue saying to my brother: “You fool” thus deserving of “hell fire?” (Matt 5:22)..