Cross references
Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Ephesians 4:29 has 38 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 38 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Colossians 4:6 (142 votes) and 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (97 votes). 45 other verses point back to it. It links with 28 other books, from Deuteronomy 6 to Revelation 13.
Which verses does Ephesians 4:29 point to?
The 20 strongest of 38, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Colossians 4:6142 votes
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1197 votes
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1282 votes
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
- Proverbs 15:765 votes
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- Colossians 3:8–964 votes
But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
- Matthew 12:34–3751 votes
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. …
- Proverbs 25:11–1250 votes
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
- Psalm 37:30–3149 votes
The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
- James 3:2–836 votes
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal. …
- Proverbs 15:2–435 votes
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good. …
- Colossians 3:16–1731 votes
- Ephesians 5:3–429 votes
- Matthew 5:1625 votes
- Proverbs 12:1324 votes
- Proverbs 16:2122 votes
- Isaiah 50:422 votes
- Proverbs 10:31–3220 votes
- Luke 4:2218 votes
- Proverbs 15:2317 votes
- 1 Peter 2:1217 votes
Which verses point to Ephesians 4:29?
The 10 strongest of 45.