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 fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becomes saints;

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is pure wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.

Your tongue devises evil; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Their eyes stand out with abundance: they have more than heart could wish.

O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what is the gain to me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.

But now you also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy talk out of your mouth.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man.

For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that have just escaped from them who live in error.

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

That which

And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart:

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

You are fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you forever.

O God, you have taught me from my youth: and to this day have I declared your wondrous works.

We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he has done.

The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom: but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall escape from trouble.

The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

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

The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as the learned.

Then they that feared the LORD spoke often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

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

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man.

Therefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also you do.

To the use of edifying

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Minister

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Having your conduct honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conduct of the wives;

General references

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