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Ephesians 4:31
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Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
About Ephesians 4:31
Few verses address Malice in the Bible and Slander in the Bible as directly as Ephesians 4:31. This New Testament passage from the epistle of Ephesians has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Colossians 3:8
“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”
- Titus 3:3
“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.”
- 1 Peter 2:1
“Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,”
- 1 Corinthians 5:8
“Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:20
“Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.”
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How to Apply Ephesians 4:31
Pray through Ephesians 4:31 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of Malice in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.