Ephesians 4:29

Ephesians 4:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

Context of Ephesians 4:29

27Do not give the Devil a chance to hurt you like that. 28Any of you who robbed people before must now stop taking things. Instead, you should work hard with your own hands. Then you will be able to share what you have with people who are poor. Do not say bad things that hurt or insult people. Instead, say only good things that will help people. Your words should help people to become strong when they hear them. 30Do not do anything that will make God's Holy Spirit sad. God gave his Holy Spirit to you to show that you belong to him. As a result you know that God will make you completely free one day. 31Do not be jealous of other people. Do not become angry or shout at them. Do not quarrel with other people or insult them. Do not do anything or say anything that will hurt other people.

Ephesians 4:29 word by word

Πᾶς λόγος σαπρὸς ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν μὴ ἐκπορευέσθω ἀλλ᾽ εἴ τις ἀγαθὸς πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς χρείας, ἵνα δῷ χάριν τοῖς ἀκούουσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Letἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
• ·πᾶςpas · allG3956
• noμήmē · notG3361
• corruptσαπρόςsapros · rottenG4550
• communicationλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• thatεἰei · ifG1487
• which isτιςtis · oneG5100
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the useχρείαchreia · needG5532
• of edifyingοἰκοδομήoikodomē · buildingG3619
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• it may ministerδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• unto the hearersἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:29

• Ephesians 5:3So, as God's people, you must never have sex with anyone that you are not married to. Do not do any kind of disgusting thing like that. Do not want many things for yourselves, just to make you happy. That is not how God's people should live.
• Psalms 5:9My enemies never speak what is true. They only want to destroy people. Their mouth has the smell of an open grave. Their tongues say nice things, but they are all lies!
• Psalms 52:2Your tongue is like a sharp knife! You talk about how to hurt other people, You speak nothing but lies.
• Psalms 73:7Their greedy eyes lead them into sin. Their minds think of evil things to do.
• Matthew 12:34You are like the children of dangerous snakes. You cannot say good things when your thoughts are bad. When you speak, your words show what is in your mind.
• Romans 3:13Bad words come out of their mouth, like a very bad smell. They tell lies all the time, so that people do wrong things. The things that they say hurt people, like a snake's poison.
• 1 Corinthians 15:32At Ephesus city, people attacked me like wild animals and I fought against them. But that would be worth nothing to me if dead people do not rise to a new life. If dead people do not live again, then we could say: ‘Tomorrow we will probably die. So we should just eat and drink as much as we like.’
• Colossians 3:8But now you must refuse to do all kinds of things like that. Do not become angry with people or shout at them. Do not do anything or say anything that will hurt other people. Do not speak any bad or disgusting words.
• Colossians 4:6When you speak to people, always speak kind words. Say things that will help them. Then, when someone asks you a question, you will know how to reply.
• James 3:2We all make many mistakes. So, if someone never says anything that is bad, that person is completely good. It shows that he has authority over his whole body.
• 2 Peter 2:18The messages that these teachers speak seem very important. But their words really mean nothing. In that way, they lead people away from God. Some people have not been believers for very long. They have only just become free from the wrong things that people do. But the false teachers tell these people to do bad things that will make them happy.
• Jude 1:13Those false teachers are like water in the sea that the wind blows during a storm. The dirt that comes to the top of the water is like the disgusting things that those people do. They are like stars that have moved away from their proper places in the sky. God has prepared a completely dark place for them. God will keep them there for ever.
• Revelation 13:5The wild animal received authority to rule people for 42 months. It could speak proud words and insult God.
• Deuteronomy 6:6Always think about these commands that I am giving you today.
• Psalms 37:30Righteous people speak wise words. What they say brings justice.
• Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome man that there is. You speak kind words in a beautiful way. And so God will continue to bless you for ever.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Let no corrupt communication - . Kypke observes that signifies a useless, putrid, unsavory, and obscene word or conversation. Useless, particularly that which has been rendered so by old age and corruption. Putrid, impure; so Aristophanes in Lysistrat., p. 859, calls a bad woman : , · Tune, Spurca! balneum mihi parabis? Calumnious, or reproachful; whatever has a tendency to injure the name, fame, or interest of another. In short, it appears to mean any…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Let no corrupt communication proceed - see the notes on 1 Corinthians 15:33. The word rendered “corrupt” ( ̀ sapros) means bad, decayed, rotten, and is applied to putrid vegetable or animal substances. Then it is applied to a tree that is of a useless character, that produces no good fruit; Matthew 7:17. Then it is used in a moral sense, as our word “corrupt” is, to denote that which is depraved, evil. contaminating, and may denote here anything that is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-32Verses 29-32 Filthy words proceed from corruption in the speaker, and they corrupt the minds and manners of those who hear them: Christians should beware of all such discourse. It is the duty of Christians to seek, by the blessing of God, to bring persons to think seriously, and to encourage and warn believers by their conversation. Be ye kind one to another. This sets forth the principle of love in the heart, and the outward expression of it, in a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29Believers should learn new ways of speaking that encourage others (see also 5:3–4, 12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. corrupt--literally, "insipid," without "the salt of grace" (Col 4:6), so worthless and then becoming corrupt: included in "foolish talking" (Ep 5:4). Its opposite is "that which is good to edifying." communication--language. that which, &c.--Greek, "whatever is good." use of edifying--literally, "for edifying of the need," that is, for edifying where it is needed. Seasonably edifying; according as the occasion and present needs of the hearers require…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 4:29

• Commandments
• Conversation
• Falsehood
• Righteous
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Compact
• Dark
• Forbear
• Grace
• Grieve
• Lasciviousness
• Lowliness
• Renew
• Steal

Commentaries on Ephesians 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings