Ephesians 5:4

Catholic Public Domain Version

nor any indecent, or foolish, or abusive talk, for this is without purpose; but instead, give thanks.

Cross References

Psalm 33:1

To David, when he changed his appearance in the sight of Abimelech, and so he dismissed him, and he went away.

Psalm 92:1

The Praise of a Canticle, of David himself. In the time before the Sabbath, when the earth was founded.

Proverbs 12:23

A resourceful man conceals knowledge. And the heart of the unwise provokes foolishness.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge. But the mouth of the senseless gushes with foolishness.

Proverbs 26:19

so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, "I did it jokingly."

Ecclesiastes 10:13

At the beginning of his words is foolishness, and at the end of his talk is a most grievous error.

Daniel 6:10

Now when Daniel learned of this, namely, that the law had been established, he entered his house, and, opening the windows in his upper room towards Jerusalem, he knelt down three times a day, and he adored and gave thanks before his God, as he had been accustomed to do previously.

Mark 7:22

thefts, avarice, wickedness, deceitfulness, homosexuality, an evil eye, blasphemy, self-exaltation, foolishness.

John 6:23

Yet truly, other boats came over from Tiberias, next to the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord gave thanks.

Romans 1:28

And since they did not prove to have God by knowledge, God handed them over to a morally depraved way of thinking, so that they might do those things which are not fitting:

2 Corinthians 1:11

And you are assisting, with your prayers for us, so that from many persons, by that which is a gift in us, thanks may be given through many persons, because of us.

2 Corinthians 9:15

Thanks be to God for his ineffable gift.

Ephesians 1:16

I have not ceased giving thanks for you, calling you to mind in my prayers,

Ephesians 4:29

Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen.

Philippians 4:6

Be anxious about nothing. But in all things, with prayer and supplication, with acts of thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God.

Colossians 3:8

But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

For what thanks would we be able to repay to God because of you, for all the joy with which we rejoice over you before our God?

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Give thanks in everything. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for all of you.

Philemon 1:8

Because of this, I have enough confidence in Christ Jesus to command you concerning certain things,

Hebrews 13:15

Therefore, through him, let us offer the sacrifice of continual praise to God, which is the fruit of lips confessing his name.

2 Peter 2:18

For, speaking with the arrogance of vanity, they lure, by the desires of fleshly pleasures, those who are fleeing to some extent, who are being turned from error,

2 Peter 2:7

And he rescued a just man, Lot, who was oppressed by the unjust and lewd behavior of the wicked.

Jude 1:10

But these men certainly blaspheme against whatever they do not understand. And yet, whatever they, like mute animals, know from nature, in these things they are corrupted.

Jude 1:13

raging waves of the sea, foaming from their own confusion; wandering stars, for whom the whirlwind of darkness has been reserved forever!