Colossians 3:8

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But now put these things out of your life: anger, losing your temper, doing or saying things to hurt others, and saying shameful things.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:29

When you talk, don’t say anything bad. But say the good things that people need—whatever will help them grow stronger. Then what you say will be a blessing to those who hear you.

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught to leave your old self. This means that you must stop living the evil way you lived before. That old self gets worse and worse, because people are fooled by the evil they want to do.

Ephesians 5:4

Also, there must be no evil talk among you. Don’t say things that are foolish or filthy. These are not for you. But you should be giving thanks to God.

Colossians 3:5

So put everything evil out of your life: sexual sin, doing anything immoral, letting sinful thoughts control you, and wanting things that are wrong. And don’t keep wanting more and more for yourself, which is the same as worshiping a false god.

Ephesians 4:26

“When you are angry, don’t let that anger make you sin,” and don’t stay angry all day.

Hebrews 12:1

We have all these great people around us as examples. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we, too, should run the race that is before us and never quit. We should remove from our lives anything that would slow us down and the sin that so often makes us fall.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry person causes arguments, and someone who is quick-tempered is guilty of many sins.

Colossians 3:9

Don’t lie to each other. You have taken off those old clothes—the person you once were and the bad things you did then.

1 Peter 2:1

So then, stop doing anything to hurt others. Don’t lie anymore, and stop trying to fool people. Don’t be jealous or say bad things about others.

2 Corinthians 12:20

I do this because I am afraid that when I come, you will not be what I want you to be. And I am afraid that I will not be what you want me to be. I am afraid that I will find arguing, jealousy, anger, selfish fighting, evil talk, gossip, pride, and confusion there.

1 Corinthians 3:3

You are still not following the Spirit. You are jealous of each other, and you are always arguing with each other. This shows that you are still following your own selfish desires. You are acting like ordinary people of the world.

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you, don’t be angry with anyone. If you are angry with others, you will be judged. And if you insult someone, you will be judged by the high court. And if you call someone a fool, you will be in danger of the fire of hell.

Psalm 37:8

Don’t become so angry and upset that you, too, want to do evil.

Galatians 5:15

If you continue hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful, or you will completely destroy each other.

Romans 13:13

We should live in a right way, like people who belong to the day. We should not have wild parties or be drunk. We should not be involved in sexual sin or any kind of immoral behavior. We should not cause arguments and trouble or be jealous.

Proverbs 17:14

The start of an argument is like a small leak in a dam. Stop it before a big fight breaks out.

Jude 1:8

It is the same way with these people who have entered your group. They are guided by dreams. They make themselves dirty with sin. They reject God’s authority and say bad things against the glorious ones.

2 Peter 2:18

They boast with words that mean nothing. They lead people into the trap of sin. They find people who have just escaped from a wrong way of life and lead them back into sin. They do this by using the evil things people want to do in their human weakness.

James 2:7

And the rich are the ones who insult the wonderful name of Christ, the name by which you are known.

1 Timothy 1:20

Hymenaeus and Alexander are men like that. I have given them to Satan so that they will learn not to speak against God.

1 Timothy 1:13

In the past I insulted Christ. As a proud and violent man, I persecuted his people. But God gave me mercy because I did not know what I was doing. I did that before I became a believer.

Galatians 5:26

We must not feel proud and boast about ourselves. We must not cause trouble for each other or be jealous of each other.

Galatians 5:20

worshiping false gods, taking part in witchcraft, hating people, causing trouble, being jealous, angry or selfish, causing people to argue and divide into separate groups,

Mark 7:22

adultery, greed, doing bad things to people, lying, doing things that are morally wrong, jealousy, insulting people, proud talking, and foolish living.

Revelation 16:9

The people were burned by the great heat. They cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues. But they refused to change their hearts and lives and give glory to God.

Proverbs 19:19

People who are quick to become angry must pay the price. Protect them from punishment, and they become worse.

Jude 1:13

Like the dirty foam on the wild waves in the sea, everyone can see the shameful things they do. They are like stars that wander in the sky. A place in the blackest darkness has been kept for them forever.

2 Peter 2:7

But he saved Lot, a good man who lived there. Lot was greatly troubled by the morally bad lives of those evil people.

Ephesians 4:25

So you must stop telling lies. “You must always speak the truth to each other,” because we all belong to each other in the same body.