Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rail. 2. (a.) Expressing reproach; insulting. 3. (n.) A barrier made of a rail or of rails. 4. (n.) Rails in general; also, material for making rails. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia RAIL; RAILING; RAILER, ral, ral'-ing, ral'-er: To "rail" on (in modern usage "against") anyone is to use insolent or reproachful language toward one. It occurs in the Old Testament as the translation of charaph (2 Chronicles 32:17, "letters to rail on Yahweh"), and of `it (1 Samuel 25:14, of Nabal, "he railed at them," the English Revised Version "flew upon them," margin "railed on"). In the New Testament "to rail" is the translation of blasphemeo (Mark 15:29 Luke 23:39; "railing," 1 Timothy 6:4 2 Peter 2:11 Jude 1:9). The word loidoria, rendered railing" in 1 Peter 3:9 the King James Version, is in the Revised Version (British and American) "reviling," and loidoros, "railor," in 1 Corinthians 5:11 is in the Revised Version (British and American) "reviler." See also RACA. W. L. Walker

Multi-Version Concordance Railing (9 Occurrences) Mark 7:22 covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness: (ASV) Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: (ASV) Colossians 3:8 but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth: (ASV) 1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. (KJV DBY WBS YLT) 2 Peter 2:11 whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don't bring a railing judgment against them before the Lord. (WEB KJV ASV WBS) 2 Peter 2:12 But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed, (ASV) Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. (KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS) Revelation 2:9 I know thy tribulation and thy poverty; but thou art rich; and the railing of those who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but a synagogue of Satan. (DBY) Deuteronomy 22:8 If you are building a house, make a railing for the roof, so that the blood of any man falling from it will not come on your house. (BBE)