Ephesians 4:31

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

“ ‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “ ‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:

Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”

When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

“ ‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don’t I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.

Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Therefore do what is good in your eyes.

he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;

You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother’s son.

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

All the city was moved and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

“Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

Therefore let’s keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.