Ephesians 4:31

Ephesians 4:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
• New International Version (NIV)Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

Context of Ephesians 4:31

29You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk. 32Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

Ephesians 4:31 word by word

Πᾶσα πικρία καὶ θυμὸς καὶ ὀργὴ καὶ κραυγὴ καὶ βλασφημία ἀρθήτω ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν σὺν πάσῃ κακίᾳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Letαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• bitternessπικρίαpikria · bitternessG4088
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wrathθυμόςthumos · wrathG2372
• angerὀργήorgē · wrathG3709
• clamourκραυγήkraugē · shoutingG2906
• evil speakingβλασφημίαblasphēmia · blasphemyG988
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• youσύsu · youG4771
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• maliceκακίαkakia · evilG2549

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:31

• Psalms 64:3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
• Romans 3:14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
• Colossians 3:8But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
• James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
• Ephesians 4:26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.
• Proverbs 14:17A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.
• Proverbs 19:12A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
• Galatians 5:20idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions,
• 2 Timothy 2:23But reject foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed infighting.
• James 1:19Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
• James 4:1Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?
• 2 Samuel 19:43The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want to curse us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.
• 2 Samuel 20:1Now a wicked man named Sheba son of Bicri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and said, “We have no share in David; we have no inheritance in this son of Jesse! Every man go home, O Israel!”
• Proverbs 29:9If a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Let all bitterness - . It is astonishing that any who profess the Christian name should indulge bitterness of spirit. Those who are censorious, who are unmerciful to the failings of others, who have fixed a certain standard by which they measure all persons in all circumstances, and unchristian every one that does not come up to this standard, these have the bitterness against which the apostle speaks. In the last century there was a compound medicine…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Let all bitterness - see the notes on Ephesians 4:2. And wrath - The word here does not differ essentially from anger. Anger - see the note on Ephesians 4:26. All cherished, unreasonable anger. And clamour - Noise, disorder, high words; such as men use in a brawl, or when they are excited. Christians are to be calm and serious. Harsh contentions and strifes; hoarse brawls and tumults, are to be unknown among them. And evil-speaking - Slander, backbiting…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. 17-32Paul gives believers specific guidelines for living a new life in Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. bitterness--both of spirit and of speech: opposed to "kind." wrath--passion for a time: opposed to "tender-hearted." Whence Bengel translates for "wrath," harshness. anger--lasting resentment: opposed to "forgiving one another." clamour--compared by Chrysostom to a horse carrying anger for its rider: "Bridle the horse, and you dismount its rider." "Bitterness" begets "wrath"; "wrath," "anger"; "anger," "clamor"; and "clamor," the more chronic…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 4:31

• Anger
• Commandments
• Hatred
• Malice
• Righteous
• Slander
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

• Evil-Speaking
• Bitterness
• Compact
• Dark
• Forbear
• 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