Ephesians 4:31

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Get rid of all bitterness, anger, rage, fighting, lying, and any kind of hatred.

Cross References

Colossians 3:8

But now you must also get rid of things like anger, rage, hatred, lies, and dirty language.

1 Peter 2:1

So get rid of all hatred, deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and insults of every kind.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

Colossians 3:19

Husbands, love your wives and don’t be mean to them.

James 3:14

But if you have bitterness, jealousy, and selfish ambition in your hearts, don’t be proud and pretend you’ve got the truth.

Ephesians 4:26

Scripture says, “If you get angry, don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down while you’re still angry.

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because the things he did were wrong, and the things his brother did were right.

James 4:11

My brothers and sisters, don’t say bad things about one another. Anyone who says something bad about a brother or sister is saying it about the law, and anyone who judges another believer is judging the law. When you judge the law, you’re not keeping it, you’re acting as if you were its judge.

Titus 1:7

Because a church leader takes care of God’s family, he must be blameless. He must not push people around, or get angry easily, or get drunk, or try to get money by cheating people.

1 Timothy 3:11

In the same way, the women must be worthy of respect. They shouldn’t be people who say things that hurt others. They must be restrained, and they must be worthy of trust in everything.

2 Corinthians 12:20

I’m afraid that when I come I won’t find you as I want you to be, and you won’t find me as you want me to be. I’m afraid that there will be arguing, jealousy, fits of anger, selfish ambition, insults, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. Be like babies as far as evil is concerned, but in your thinking, be like adults.

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides, younger widows can get into the habit of being lazy and going around from house to house, wasting their time and bothering other people. They can talk nonsense and say things they shouldn’t.

Galatians 5:20

idol-worship and witchcraft; hatred, fighting, jealousy, fits of anger, selfish ambition, arguments, cliques,

1 Corinthians 5:8

So let’s celebrate the Feast, but not with the old bread made with the yeast of hatred and wrongdoing. Let’s celebrate it with bread made without yeast, the bread of honesty and truth.

Romans 3:14

“Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.”

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven that said, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Messiah have come. The one who makes accusations against our brothers and sisters in front of our God day and night has been thrown down.

1 John 3:15

Anyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life.

Titus 2:3

In the same way, teach the older women to live in a way that shows respect for God. They must not tell lies about others, and they must not become heavy drinkers. Instead, they must teach what is good.

2 Timothy 2:23

But don’t have anything to do with arguing. It’s foolish. You know it only leads to fights.

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not get drunk or push people around; instead, he needs to be gentle. He must not be a person who likes to argue or who loves money.

Acts 21:30

The whole city was stirred up and people came running from all directions. They grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the temple. They closed the temple gates behind him so that he couldn’t get back in to safety.

2 Timothy 3:3

and they won’t love or forgive others. They’ll tell lies about other people. They won’t have any self-control, so they’ll be wild, hate what is good,

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught not to live the way you used to, but to get rid of that old way of life, which was corrupted by its deceptive desires.

Ephesians 4:25

So each of you must stop lying, and you must speak the truth to your neighbor, because we are all part of the same body.