Ephesians 4:29

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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 any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.

For there is nothing reliable in what they say;

destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.

Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.

Their eyes bulge out from fatness;
the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Their throat is an open grave;
they deceive with their tongues.

Vipers’ venom is under their lips.

If I fought wild animals in Ephesus with only human hope, what good did that do me?

If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.

Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.

for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.

wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever!

A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies. He was also given authority to act

for 42 months.

That which

These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.

You are the most handsome of men;
grace flows from your lips.
Therefore God has blessed you forever.

God, You have taught me from my youth,
and I still proclaim Your wonderful works.

We must not hide them from their children,
but must tell a future generation
the praises of the Lord,
His might, and the wonderful works
He has performed.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech,
but a righteous one escapes from trouble.

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.

Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,
and pleasant speech increases learning.

A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples on a silver tray.

The Lord God has given Me
the tongue of those who are instructed
to know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me each morning;
He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.

At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who feared Yahweh and had high regard for His name.

They were all speaking well of Him and were amazed by the gracious words that came from His mouth, yet they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, in order to teach others also, than 10,000 words in another language.

Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.

To the use of edifying

for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

Minister

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

Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do what is evil, they will, by observing your good works, glorify God on the day of visitation.

In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, even if some disobey the Christian message, they may be won over

without a message by the way their wives live

General references

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.