Ephesians 5:12
For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
In Context
11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:17Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.
Jeremiah 23:24Shall a man be hid in secret places, and I not see him, saith the Lord? do not I fill heaven and earth, saith the Lord?
Romans 1:24Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.
Ephesians 5:3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:
Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in the presence of the throne, and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:4-21
Preservatives from Impurity; Cautions and Admonitions. ( a. d. 61.) 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things… Read the whole commentary →