Matthew5:22

Translation

but I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be held for judgment; whoever says to his brother, “You empty-head!” will be held for judgment by the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, “you fool,”

will be held for the judgment of the fire of hell.

Paraphrase

but I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be held liable and judged; anyone who calls his brother something like, “You empty-headed thing,” will be held liable for judgment by the highest authority in the land, and anyone who considers someone a mental or spiritual idiot when they are not, will be held liable for the judgment of the fire of hell.

Footnotes

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It was never about the exact words being spoken but about the attitude of the heart.

Since Proverbs often refers to certain people as “fools” I am assuming that the intent here is instances when someone considers someone a fool spiritually or mentally when it is not true. Especially if someone is acting like a fool in a spiritual sense we should consider them one, but we should be careful to not label them as such unless it is true.