Ephesians 4:29

Lighthouse Bible 2006

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.

Cross References

Psalm 45:2

You are fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you for ever.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is wickedness itself; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue devises mischief; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalm 71:24

My tongue also shall talk of your righteousness all the day long: for they are brought into perplexity, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 15:23

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

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish does not do so.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary: he wakens me morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as the learned.

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Luke 4:22

And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?

John 1:37

And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

Romans 14:19

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things with which one may build another up.

Romans 15:2

Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good and edification.

1 Corinthians 14:19

Yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

Ephesians 4:12

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Ephesians 4:16

From whom the whole body carefully joined together and connected by that which every joint supplies, according to the effective working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every person.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore comfort one another, and edify one another, even as also you do.

1 Peter 2:12

Having your conduct honest among the Gentiles: that, although they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

1 Peter 3:1

Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any do not obey the word, they also may without the word be won by the conduct of the wives;

2 Peter 2:18

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much licentiousness, those who had entirely escaped from those who live in error.