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Ephesians 4:29-31 (CEV)

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29 Stop all your dirty talk. Say the right thing at the right time and help others by what you say. 30 Don't make God's Spirit sad. The Spirit makes you sure that someday you will be free from your sins. 31 Stop being bitter and angry and mad at others. Don't yell at one another or curse each other or ever be rude.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 29) Speaking / Gossip / Lying / Slander - Only words helpful for building others up according to their needs
(v. 29) Speaking / Gossip / Lying / Slander - Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouth
(v. 31) Hatred - Get rid of all bitterness
(v. 31) Anger / Fits of Rage / Bitterness - Get rid of all bitterness

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 29) Raising Awesome Kids - Repect: Eliminate Critical, Harsh Talk (2009-01-11)
(v. 29) Day 27 - Learning to be Loyal (2011-12-30)
(v. 29) Followup: Relationships in the Body (part II) (2011-09-15)
(v. 29) Followup - Relationships Demonstrated (2011-01-29)
(v. 29) Holy Spirit (part II) (2011-01-05)
(v. 29) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 29) Kingdom First - Personal Responsibility (part 1) (2010-01-27)
(v. 29) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 30) Raising Awesome Kids - Repect: Eliminate Critical, Harsh Talk (2009-01-11)
(v. 30) Prayer of the Righeous - Knowing God through His Word (part I) (2013-03-20)
(v. 30) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 30) Holy Spirit (part II) (2011-01-05)
(v. 30) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 31) Holy Spirit (part II) (2011-01-05)
(v. 31) Raising Awesome Kids - Repect: Eliminate Critical, Harsh Talk (2009-01-11)
(v. 31) One Another - Forgiving One Another (part 2) (2010-02-26)
(v. 31) Mind Change - Forgive (2011-11-11)
(v. 31) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 29) Sermon: Practical ways to live by the spirit (2015-08-02)
(v. 30) Sermon: Practical ways to live by the spirit (2015-08-02)
(v. 31) Sermon: Practical ways to live by the spirit (2015-08-02)