Ephesians 4:31

God's Word

Get rid of your bitterness, hot tempers, anger, loud quarreling, cursing, and hatred.

Cross References

Genesis 27:41

So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing that his father had given him. Esau said to himself, “The time to mourn for my father is near. Then I’ll kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 37:21

When Reuben heard this, he tried to save Joseph from their plot. “Let’s not kill him,” he said.

Genesis 37:4

Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them. They hated Joseph and couldn’t speak to him on friendly terms.

Genesis 4:8

Cain talked to his brother Abel. Later, when they were in the fields, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

2 Samuel 13:22

Absalom wouldn’t speak at all to Amnon. He hated Amnon for raping his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 19:27

He told you lies about me, Your Majesty. However, you are like God’s Messenger. Do what you think is right.

2 Samuel 19:43

The people of Israel answered the people of Judah, “We have ten times your interest in the king and a greater claim on David than you have. Why, then, do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the people of Judah spoke ⌞even⌟ more harshly than the people of Israel.

Psalm 101:5

I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.

Psalm 140:11

Do not let slanderers prosper on earth. Let evil hunt down violent people with one blow after another.

Psalm 15:3

The one who does not slander with his tongue, do evil to a friend, or bring disgrace on his neighbor.

Psalm 37:8

Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be preoccupied. It only leads to evil.

Psalm 50:20

You sit and talk against your own brother. You slander your own mother’s son.

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like swords. They aim bitter words like arrows

Proverbs 10:12

Hate starts quarrels, but love covers every wrong.

Proverbs 10:18

Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips. Whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Proverbs 14:17

A short-tempered person acts stupidly, and a person who plots evil is hated.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily, and they go down into a person’s innermost being.

Proverbs 19:12

The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 25:23

⌞As⌟ the north wind brings rain, so a whispering tongue brings angry looks.

Proverbs 26:20

Without wood a fire goes out, and without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry person stirs up a fight, and a hothead does much wrong.

Proverbs 29:9

When a wise person goes to court with a stubborn fool, he may rant and rave, but there is no peace and quiet.

Proverbs 6:19

a dishonest witness spitting out lies, and a person who spreads conflict among relatives.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t be quick to get angry, because anger is typical of fools.

Jeremiah 6:28

They are all vicious rebels. They go around slandering. They are all like bronze and iron. They corrupt themselves.

Jeremiah 9:4

“Beware of your neighbors. Don’t trust your relatives. Every relative cheats. Every neighbor goes around slandering.

Acts 21:30

The whole city was in chaos, and a mob formed. The mob grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the temple courtyard. The courtyard doors were immediately shut.

Romans 3:14

Their mouths are full of curses and bitter resentment.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. When it comes to evil, be like babies, but think like mature people.

1 Corinthians 5:8

So we must not celebrate our festival with the old yeast ⌞of sin⌟ or with the yeast of vice and wickedness. Instead, we must celebrate it with the bread of purity and truth that has no yeast.

2 Corinthians 12:20

I’m afraid that I may come and find you different from what I want you to be, and that you may find me different from what you want me to be. I’m afraid that there may be rivalry, jealousy, hot tempers, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, drug use, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, conflict, factions,

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught to change the way you were living. The person you used to be will ruin you through desires that deceive you.

Ephesians 4:25

So then, get rid of lies. Speak the truth to each other, because we are all members of the same body.

Ephesians 4:26

Be angry without sinning. Don’t go to bed angry.

Colossians 3:19

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be harsh with them.

Colossians 3:8

Also get rid of your anger, hot tempers, hatred, cursing, obscene language, and all similar sins.

1 Timothy 3:11

Their wives must also be of good character. They must not be gossips, but they must control their tempers and be trustworthy in every way.

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but he must be gentle. He must not be quarrelsome or love money.

1 Timothy 5:13

At the same time, they learn to go around from house to house since they have nothing else to do. Not only this, but they also gossip and get involved in other people’s business, saying things they shouldn’t say.

2 Timothy 2:23

Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments. You know they cause quarrels.

2 Timothy 3:3

and lack normal affection for their families. They will refuse to make peace with anyone. They will be slanderous, lack self-control, be brutal, and have no love for what is good.

Titus 1:7

Because a bishop is a supervisor appointed by God, he must have a good reputation. He must not be a stubborn or irritable person. He must not drink too much or be a violent person. He must not use shameful ways to make money.

Titus 2:3

Tell older women to live their lives in a way that shows they are dedicated to God. Tell them not to be gossips or addicted to alcohol, but to be examples of virtue.

James 1:19

Remember this, my dear brothers and sisters: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and should not get angry easily.

James 3:14

But if you are bitterly jealous and filled with self-centered ambition, don’t brag. Don’t say that you are wise when it isn’t true.

James 4:11

Brothers and sisters, stop slandering each other. Those who slander and judge other believers slander and judge God’s laws. If you judge God’s teachings, you are no longer following them. Instead, you are judging them.

1 Peter 2:1

So get rid of every kind of evil, every kind of deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. He was a child of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain murder his brother? Because the things Cain did were evil and the things his brother did had God’s approval.

1 John 3:15

Everyone who hates another believer is a murderer, and you know that a murderer doesn’t have eternal life.

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, power, kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah have come. The one accusing our brothers and sisters, the one accusing them day and night in the presence of our God, has been thrown out.