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

So that fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness, be not once named among you, as it becometh saints:

For there is no faithfulness in their mouths; they dissemble in their hearts. Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Thy tongue imagineth wickedness, and with lies it cutteth like a sharp razor.

Their eyes swell with fatness, and they do even what they lust.

O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

"Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived." "The poison of Asps is under their lips."

That I have fought with beasts at Ephesus after the manner of men, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not again? "Let us eat and drink, tomorrow we shall die."

But now put ye also away from you all things; wrath, fierceness, maliciousness, cursed speaking, filthy speaking out of your mouths.

Let your speech be always well favoured and be powdered with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man.

For in many things we sin all. If a man sin not in word, the same is a perfect man and able to tame all the body.

For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.

They are raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, to whom is reserved the mist of darkness forever.

And there was a mouth given unto him that spake great things, and blasphemies, and power was given unto him, to continue forty two months.

That which

And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart.

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Thou art the fairest among the children of men; full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.

Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works.

that we should not hide them from the children of the generations to come but to show the honour of the LORD, his mighty and wonderful works that he hath done.

The mouth of the just will be talking of wisdom; but the tongue of the froward shall perish.

The wicked falleth into the snare through the malice of his own mouth; but the just shall escape out of peril.

A wise tongue commendeth knowledge; a foolish mouth babbleth out nothing but foolishness.

Whoso hath a wise understanding is called to counsel; but he that can speak fair, getteth more riches.

A word spoken in due season, is like apples of gold in a silver dish.

The LORD God hath given me a well learned tongue, so that I can comfort them which are troubled; yea, and that in due season. He waked mine ear up betimes in the morning, as schoolmasters do; that I might hark.

But they that fear God, say thus one to another, 'The LORD considereth and heareth it. Yea, it is before him a memorial book, written for such as fear the LORD, and remember his name.'

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

Yet had I rather, in the congregation, to speak five words with my mind to the information of others, rather than ten thousand words with the tongue.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom. Teach and exhort your own selves, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs which have favour with them, singing in your hearts to the Lord.

Let your speech be always well favoured and be powdered with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man.

Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as ye do.

To the use of edifying

that the saints might have all things necessary to work and minister withal, to 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 which is in heaven.

and see that ye have honest conversation among the gentiles, that they which backbite you as evil doers, may see your good works and praise God in the day of visitation.

Likewise, let the wives be in subjection to their husbands, that even they which believe not the word, may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives:

General references

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.