Ephesians 4:29
Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.
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Ephesians 4:29
Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.
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Colossians 4:6
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.
Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
Proverbs 15:23
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
Proverbs 16:21
The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
Proverbs 16:22
Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.
Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
Proverbs 25:12
Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
Matthew 12:34
You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
Proverbs 12:18
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
Song of Solomon 5:16
His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Luke 6:45
The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.
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Ephesians 4:25
And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.
Ephesians 4:26
Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;
Ephesians 4:27
And do not give way to the Evil One.
Ephesians 4:28
Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.
Ephesians 4:30
And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.
Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;
Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.
Colossians 3:8
But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;
Colossians 3:9
Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,
Psalms 15:3
Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour;
Proverbs 4:24
Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
Ephesians 4:22
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
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Ephesians 5:3
But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;
Ephesians 5:4
And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
Ephesians 5:19
Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Exodus 20:14
Do not be false to the married relation.
Song of Solomon 7:9
And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.
Ephesians 5:12
For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.
Philippians 4:8
For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.
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Matthew 12:35
The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.
Psalms 37:30
The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.
Psalms 37:31
The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
Psalms 40:9
I have given news of righteousness in the great meeting; O Lord, you have knowledge that I have not kept back my words.
Psalms 40:10
Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.
Proverbs 25:11
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
Psalms 71:15
My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
Proverbs 15:2
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
Malachi 3:16
Then those in whom was the fear of the Lord had talk together: and the Lord gave ear, and it was recorded in a book to be kept in mind before him, for those who had the fear of the Lord and gave thought to his name.
Psalms 71:24
My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
Psalms 119:13
With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.
Psalms 119:46
So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
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Ephesians 4:12
For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:
1 Corinthians 14:26
What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.
1 Corinthians 14:12
So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.
1 Corinthians 14:5
Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.
2 Corinthians 12:19
It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.
1 Timothy 1:4
Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith;
Jude 1:20
But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit,
Ephesians 4:15
But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;
2 Corinthians 10:8
For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:
2 Corinthians 13:10
For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.
Ephesians 2:20
Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,
Colossians 2:7
Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.
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Ephesians 4:16
Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.
Romans 14:19
So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.
Romans 15:2
Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.
1 Corinthians 14:3
But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength.
1 Corinthians 14:4
He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.
1 Corinthians 10:23
We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.
Acts 9:31
And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.
1 Corinthians 8:1
Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
Ephesians 2:21
In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.
Ephesians 4:13
Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:
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James 3:2
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.
James 3:3
Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.
James 3:4
And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it.
James 3:5
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
James 3:7
For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority;
James 3:8
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
James 1:26
If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.
Proverbs 10:19
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
James 1:19
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
Psalms 141:3
O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
1 Peter 3:10
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:
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Matthew 12:36
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.
Matthew 12:37
For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
Zephaniah 3:9
For then I will give the people a clean language, so that they may all make prayer to the Lord and be his servants with one mind.
Matthew 7:17
Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.
Luke 4:22
And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
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Deuteronomy 6:6
Keep these words, which I say to you this day, deep in your hearts;
Deuteronomy 6:7
Teaching them to your children with all care, talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6:8
Let them be fixed as a sign on your hand, and marked on your brow;
Deuteronomy 6:9
Have them lettered on the pillars of your houses and over the doors of your towns.
Deuteronomy 11:19
Teaching them to your children, and talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up:
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Mark 9:50
Salt is good; but if the taste goes from it, how will you make it salt again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.
Matthew 5:13
You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.
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James 5:12
But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.
2 Peter 2:18
For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;
2 Peter 2:7
And kept safe Lot, the upright man, who was deeply troubled by the unclean life of the evil-doers
Jude 1:13
Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.
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Romans 10:14
But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
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Romans 10:15
And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
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1 Corinthians 14:14
For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.
1 Corinthians 14:17
For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge.
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