Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt word go forth out of your mouth, but what is good to the necessary building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

28whoever is stealing let him no longer steal, but rather let him labor, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

30and do not make the Holy Spirit of God sorrowful, in which you were sealed to [the] day of redemption.

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Cross References

Psalms 5:9For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart [is] mischiefs, || Their throat [is] an open grave, || They make their tongue smooth.

Psalms 45:2You have been beautified above the sons of men, || Grace has been poured into Your lips, || Therefore God has blessed You for all time.

Psalms 71:17God, You have taught me from my youth, || And until now I declare Your wonders.

Psalms 73:7Their eye has come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;

Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, || And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.

Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise makes knowledge good, || And the mouth of fools utters folly.

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 4:18-32

Exhortation to Purity and Holiness; Cautions against Sin; Against Grieving the Spirit. ( a. d. 61.) 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But ye have not… Read the whole commentary →

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