Ephesians 4:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

No

That which

To the use of edifying

Ephesians 4:12

Minister

Matthew 5:16

1 Peter 2:12

1 Peter 3:1

General references

Psalm 37:30

Bible References

No

But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.

For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.

Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies.

You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips."

What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.

For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.

wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.

That which

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.

The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens; he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name.

And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

To the use of edifying

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

Minister

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,

General references

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.