Ephesians 4:29

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

Never let any foul word pass your lips, but only such good words as the occasion demands, that they may be a help to those who hear them.

Cross References

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before the eyes of your fellow men, that, seeing your good actions, they may praise your Father who is in Heaven.

Luke 4:22

All who were present spoke well of him, and were astonished at the beautiful words that fell from his lips. "Is not he Joseph's son?" they asked.

John 1:37

The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.

Romans 14:19

Therefore our efforts should be directed towards all that makes for peace and the mutual building up of character.

Romans 15:2

Let each of us please his neighbor for his neighbor's good, to help in the building up of his character.

1 Corinthians 14:19

But at a meeting of the Church I would rather speak five words with my mind, and so teach others, than ten thousand words when using the gift of 'tongues.'

Ephesians 4:12

To fit his People for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the Body of the Christ.

Ephesians 4:16

For from him the whole Body, closely joined and knit together by the contact of every part with the source of its life, derives its power to grow, in proportion to the vigor of each individual part; and so is being built up in a spirit of love.

Colossians 4:6

Let your conversation always be kindly, and seasoned, as it were, with salt; that you may know in each case what answer you ought to give.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore encourage one another, and try to build up one another's characters, as indeed you are doing.

1 Peter 2:12

Let your daily life among the Gentiles be so upright, that, whenever they malign you as evil-doers, they may learn, as they watch, from the uprightness of your conduct, to praise God 'at the time when he shall visit them.'

1 Peter 3:1

Again, you married women should submit to your husbands, so that if any of them reject the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over, by the conduct of their wives,

2 Peter 2:18

With boastful and foolish talk, they appeal to the passions of man's lower nature, and, by their profligacy, entice those who are just escaping from the men who live such misguided lives.