Ephesians 4:29

Young's Literal Translation 1862

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Cross References

Psalm 45:2

Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart `is' mischiefs, An open grave `is' their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

Psalm 52:2

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

Psalm 71:24

My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

Proverbs 12:13

In transgression of the lips `is' the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

Proverbs 15:23

Joy `is' to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools `is' not right.

Proverbs 16:21

To the wise in heart is called, `Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words of the mouth of the wise `are' gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord Jehovah hath given to me The tongue of taught ones, To know to aid the weary `by' a word, He waketh morning by morning, He waketh for me an ear to hear as taught ones.

Matthew 5:16

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who `is' in the heavens.

Luke 4:22

and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, `Is not this the son of Joseph?'

John 1:37

and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.

Romans 14:19

So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

Romans 15:2

for let each one of us please the neighbor for good, unto edification,

1 Corinthians 14:19

but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an `unknown' tongue.

Ephesians 4:12

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

Ephesians 4:16

from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.

Colossians 4:6

your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

1 Peter 2:12

having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

1 Peter 3:1

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

2 Peter 2:18

for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,