Ephesians 4:25 - Amplified Bible

²⁵ Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ]. [Zech 8:16]

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ Therefore, rejecting all falsity and being done now with it, let everyone express the truth with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one body and members one of another. [Zech. 8:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

Common English Bible

²⁵ Therefore, after you have gotten rid of lying, “Each of you must tell the truth to your neighbor” because we are parts of each other in the same body.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ Because of this, setting aside lying, speak the truth, each one with his neighbor. For we are all part of one another.

Ephesians 4:25 Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

He answered him, “I too am a prophet, as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’ ” But he lied to him.

Psalm 119:29

Remove from me the way of falsehood and unfaithfulness, And graciously grant me Your law.

Psalm 15:2

He who walks with integrity and strength of character, and works righteousness, And speaks and holds truth in his heart.

Psalm 52:3

You love evil more than good, And falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

Exodus 23:7

Keep far away from a false charge or action, and do not condemn to death the innocent or the righteous, for I will not justify and acquit the guilty.

Proverbs 12:17

He who speaks truth [when he testifies] tells what is right, But a false witness utters deceit [in court].

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is [credited] only for a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are extremely disgusting to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight. [Prov 6:17; 11:20; Rev 22:15]

Proverbs 21:6

Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.

Proverbs 24:28

¶Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths]. [Eph 4:25]

Proverbs 6:17

A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, [Ps 120:2, 3]

Proverbs 8:7

“For my mouth will utter truth, And wickedness is repulsive and loathsome to my lips.

Isaiah 63:8

For He said, “Be assured, they are My people, Sons who will not be faithless.” So He became their Savior [in all their distresses].

Isaiah 9:15

The elderly and honorable man, he is the head; And the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.

Hosea 4:2

There is [false] swearing of oaths, deception (broken faith), murder, stealing, and adultery; They employ violence, so that one [act of] bloodshed follows closely on another.

Leviticus 19:11

‘You shall not steal, nor deal deceptively, nor lie to one another. [Col 3:9, 10]

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things which you should do: speak the truth with one another; judge with truth and pronounce the judgment that brings peace in [the courts at] your gates. [Eph 4:25]

Zechariah 8:19

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘The fast of the fourth [month to mourn the breaching of Jerusalem’s walls], the fast of the fifth [month to mourn the temple’s destruction], the fast of the seventh [month to mourn Gedaliah’s assassination], and the fast of the tenth [month to mourn the siege of Jerusalem] will become times of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts for the house of Judah; so [to bring this about] love truth and peace.’ [Jer 39:2; 2 Kin 25:1, 2, 8, 25]

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths.

Romans 12:5

so we, who are many, are [nevertheless just] one body in Christ, and individually [we are] parts one of another [mutually dependent on each other].

1 Corinthians 10:17

Since there is one bread, we [believers] who are many are [united into] one body; for we all partake of the one bread [which represents the body of Christ].

2 Corinthians 7:14

For if I have boasted to him at all concerning you, I was not disappointed. But just as everything we ever said to you was true, so our boasting [about you] to Titus has proved true also.

Ephesians 4:15

But speaking the truth in love [in all things—both our speech and our lives expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ.

Ephesians 4:22

that, regarding your previous way of life, you put off your old self [completely discard your former nature], which is being corrupted through deceitful desires,

Ephesians 4:31

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor [perpetual animosity, resentment, strife, fault-finding] and slander be put away from you, along with every kind of malice [all spitefulness, verbal abuse, malevolence].

Ephesians 5:30

because we are members (parts) of His body.

Colossians 3:8

But now rid yourselves [completely] of all these things: anger, rage, malice, slander, and obscene (abusive, filthy, vulgar) language from your mouth.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its evil practices,

1 Timothy 1:10

for sexually immoral persons, for homosexuals, for kidnappers and slave traders, for liars, for perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,

1 Timothy 4:2

[misled] by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared as with a branding iron [leaving them incapable of ethical functioning],

Titus 1:12

One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Titus 1:2

based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began,

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,

James 1:21

So get rid of all uncleanness and all that remains of wickedness, and with a humble spirit receive the word [of God] which is implanted [actually rooted in your heart], which is able to save your souls.

1 Peter 2:1

So put aside every trace of malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech;

Revelation 21:8

But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).

Judges 16:11

He said to her, “If they bind me tightly with new ropes that have not been used, then I will become weak and be like any [other] man.”