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Ephesians 4:29

King James Version (KJV)

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Translations

Ephesians 4:29 - Amplified Bible

Let no foul {or} polluting language, {nor} evil word {nor} unwholesome {or} worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good {and} beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need {and} the occasion, that it may be a blessing {and} give grace (God's favor) to those who hear it.

Ephesians 4:29 - American Standard Version

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Ephesians 4:29 - Bible in Basic English

Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

Ephesians 4:29 - Darby Bible

Let 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].

Ephesians 4:29 - English Standard Version

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:29 - King James Version

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Ephesians 4:29 - La Biblia de las Americas

No salga de vuestra boca ninguna palabra mala, sino sòlo la que sea buena para edificaciòn, segùn la necesidad del momento, para que imparta gracia a los que escuchan.

Ephesians 4:29 - The Message

Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.

Ephesians 4:29 - New American Standard Bible

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such {a word} as is good for edification according to the need {of the moment,} so that it will give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:29 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

No salga de la boca de ustedes ninguna palabra mala (corrompida), sino sòlo la que sea buena para edificaciòn, segùn la necesidad del momento, para que imparta gracia a los que escuchan.

Ephesians 4:29 - World English Bible

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:29 - Young's Living Translation

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Ephesians 4:29 - Additional Comments

'Corrupt" can be unwholesome, rotten, diseased, worthless.
"Edification" is building up - it is a term used in architecture, for the construction of a building.
How do you build? With words that give grace to those who hear.
What an odd process we use to those around us - they are God's building, and God is working to build them up, and as God is building them up, we, with our words, are taking a chisel to his workmanship, and destroy pieces of what He is doing. Every time we say a corrupt word, especially to family members, we are taking a chisel into God's building, damaging the work He is doing.
What comes out of our mouth that is diseased? First, you can find many many diseased words on the Internet. Angry, bitter, bigoted, complaining, negative, cynical, etc. It doesn't have to be spoken words, but it can be written. The term is called a "flame". We find it much easier to send flames with written word than in person - it's safer. What I find amazing is that the mouth (spoken or written) speaks from that which fills the heart. The written word just makes it easier to see into the heart, since those who speak don't have to be punished, as they would in person.
So, the easiest place to express diseased words is in written form. Oddly, the next is against those you would fight to the death to protect - your family. We find it so easy to send diseased words at those in our family, those we love the most, those closest to us.
What are diseased words? What healthy words are we to speak? See the next 3 verses.

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