Ephesians 5:4

Easy To Read Version

Also, there must be no evil talk among you. You must not speak foolishly or tell evil jokes. These things are not right for you. But you should be giving thanks to God.

Cross References

Psalm 33:1

Rejoice in the Lord, good people!\par It is good for good people to praise him!\par

Psalm 92:1

It is good to praise the Lord.\par God Most-High, it is good to praise your name.\par

Proverbs 12:23

A smart {\cf2\super [17]} person doesn’t tell everything he knows. But a foolish person tells everything and shows he is a fool.

Proverbs 15:2

When a wise person speaks, other people want to listen. But a foolish person speaks only foolishness.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

A foolish person begins by saying foolish things. In the end, he is saying crazy things.

Daniel 6:10

Daniel always prayed to God three times every day. Three times every day, Daniel got down on his knees and prayed and praised God. When Daniel heard about the new law he went to his house. Daniel went up to his room on the roof of his house. Daniel went to the windows that opened toward Jerusalem. Then Daniel got down on his knees and prayed, like he always did.

Mark 7:22

adultery, {\cf2\super [88]} greed, doing bad things to people, lying, doing things that are morally wrong, jealousy, saying bad things about people, proud boasting, and foolish living.

John 6:23

But then some boats from Tiberias came. The boats landed near the place where the people had eaten \{the day before\}. This was where they had eaten the bread after the Lord (Jesus) gave thanks.

Romans 1:28

People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed those people to have their own worthless thinking. And so those people do the things that they should not do.

2 Corinthians 1:11

And you can help us with your prayers. Then many people will give thanks for us—that God blessed us because of their many prayers.

2 Corinthians 9:15

Thanks be to God for his gift that is too wonderful to explain.

Philippians 4:6

Don’t worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks.

Colossians 3:8

But now put these things out of your life: anger, being very mad, doing or saying things to hurt other people, and using evil words when you talk.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

We have so much joy before our God because of you! So we thank God for you. But we cannot thank him enough for all the joy we feel.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Give thanks \{to God\} at all times. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 13:15

So through Jesus we should never stop offering our sacrifice to God. That sacrifice is our praise, coming from lips that speak his name.

2 Peter 2:18

Those false teachers boast with words that mean nothing. They lead people into the trap \{of sin\}. They lead away people who are just beginning to come away from other people who live wrong. Those false teachers do this by using the evil things people want to do in their sinful selves.

2 Peter 2:7

But God saved Lot \{from those cities\}. Lot was a very good man. He was troubled because of the morally bad lives of evil people.