Ephesians 4:29
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
29 No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear.(A)
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Ephesians 4:29
New International Version
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,(A) but only what is helpful for building others up(B) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Colossians 3:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 But now you must put them all away:[a] anger, fury, malice, slander, and obscene language out of your mouths.(A)
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- 3:8–10 Put…away; have taken off; have put on: the terms may reflect baptismal practice, taking off garments and putting on new ones after being united with Christ, here translated into ethical terms.
Colossians 3:8
New International Version
8 But now you must also rid yourselves(A) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,(B) and filthy language from your lips.(C)
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