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Eph. 5:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which arel not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

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Rom. 1:28• ²⁸And according as they did not think good to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things; (Rom. 1:28)

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filthiness.

Eph. 4:29• ²⁹Let no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if there be any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear it. (Eph. 4:29)

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Prov. 12:23• ²³A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly. (Prov. 12:23)

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Prov. 15:2• ²The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly. (Prov. 15:2)

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Eccl. 10:13• ¹³The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. (Eccl. 10:13)

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Matt. 12:34‑37• ³⁴Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
³⁵The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.
³⁶But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:
³⁷for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. (Matt. 12:34‑37)

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Mark 7:22• ²²thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, a wicked eye, injurious language, haughtiness, folly; (Mark 7:22)

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Col. 3:8• ⁸But now, put off, *ye* also, all these things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth. (Col. 3:8)

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James 3:4‑8• ⁴Behold also the ships, which are so great, and driven by violent winds, are turned about by a very small rudder, wherever the pleasure of the helmsman will.
⁵Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!
⁶and the tongue is fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
⁷For every species both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and of sea animals, is tamed and has been tamed by the human species;
⁸but the tongue can no one among men tame; it is an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison. (James 3:4‑8)

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2 Peter 2:7,18• ⁷and saved righteous Lot, distressed with the abandoned conversation of the godless,
¹⁸For while speaking great highflown words of vanity, they allure with the lusts of the flesh, by dissoluteness, those who have just fled those who walk in error, (2 Peter 2:7,18)

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Jude 10,13• ¹⁰But these, whatever things they know not, they speak railingly against; but what even, as the irrational animals, they understand by mere nature, in these things they corrupt themselves.
¹³raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, to whom has been reserved the gloom of darkness for eternity. (Jude 10,13)

convenient.

Rom. 1:28• ²⁸And according as they did not think good to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things; (Rom. 1:28)

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Philem. 8• ⁸Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting, (Philem. 8)

but.

Eph. 5:19‑20• ¹⁹speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord;
²⁰giving thanks at all times for all things to him who is God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (Eph. 5:19‑20)

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Eph. 1:16• ¹⁶do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you at my prayers, (Eph. 1:16)

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Psa. 33:1• ¹Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright. (Psa. 33:1)

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Psa. 92:1• ¹A Psalm, a Song, for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks unto Jehovah, and to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High; (Psa. 92:1)

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Psa. 107:21‑22• ²¹Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,
²²And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song. (Psa. 107:21‑22)

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Dan. 6:10• ¹⁰And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. (Dan. 6:10)

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John 6:23• ²³(but other little ships out of Tiberias came near to the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks;) (John 6:23)

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2 Cor. 1:11• ¹¹ye also labouring together by supplication for us that the gift towards us, through means of many persons, may be the subject of the thanksgiving of many for us. (2 Cor. 1:11)

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2 Cor. 9:15• ¹⁵Thanks be to God for his unspeakable free gift. (2 Cor. 9:15)

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Phil. 4:6• ⁶Be careful about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (Phil. 4:6)

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Col. 3:15‑17• ¹⁵And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful.
¹⁶Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.
¹⁷And everything, whatever ye may do in word or in deed, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him. (Col. 3:15‑17)

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1 Thess. 3:9• ⁹For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God, (1 Thess. 3:9)

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1 Thess. 5:18• ¹⁸in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you; (1 Thess. 5:18)

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Heb. 13:15• ¹⁵By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of the lips confessing his name. (Heb. 13:15)

• The positive side is brought in and the heart's reference to God's goodness, which breaks out in thanksgiving. (“Remarks on Ephesians 5:1-7” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and filthiness and foolishn talking, or jestingo, which are not convenientp; but rather thanksgiving.

JND Translation Notes

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Perhaps "indecent."

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Used for "buffoonery."

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"Convenient" has the French sense of convenir (see Col. 3.18, Philem. 8, "fitting"), but no other word exactly suits. Perhaps "becoming" or "suitable."

W. Kelly Translation

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and filthiness and foolish talking or jesting, which are not becoming, but rather thanksgiving.