Ephesians 4:29

Bible in Basic English 1965

Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

Cross References

Psalm 45:2

You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

Psalm 5:9

For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

Psalm 52:2

Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

Psalm 71:24

My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

Proverbs 12:13

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

Proverbs 15:23

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:

Matthew 5:16

Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Luke 4:22

And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

John 1:37

Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.

Romans 14:19

So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

Romans 15:2

Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong.

1 Corinthians 14:19

But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.

Ephesians 4:12

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

Ephesians 4:16

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

Colossians 4:6

Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.

1 Peter 2:12

Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.

1 Peter 3:1

Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,

2 Peter 2:18

For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;