Ephesians 5:4

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Ephesians 5:4 - Amplified Bible

Let there be no filthiness (obscenity, indecency) nor foolish {and} sinful (silly and corrupt) talk, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting {or} becoming; but instead voice your thankfulness [to God].

Ephesians 5:4 - American Standard Version

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

Ephesians 5:4 - Bible in Basic English

And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

Ephesians 5:4 - Darby Bible

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

Ephesians 5:4 - English Standard Version

Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.

Ephesians 5:4 - King James Version

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

Ephesians 5:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

ni obscenidades, ni necedades, ni groserìas, que no son apropiadas, sino más bien acciones de gracias.

Ephesians 5:4 - The Message

Ephesians 5:4 - New American Standard Bible

and {there must be no} filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.

Ephesians 5:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Tampoco haya obscenidades, ni necedades, ni groserìas, que no son apropiadas, sino más bien acciones de gracias.

Ephesians 5:4 - World English Bible

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

Ephesians 5:4 - Young's Living Translation

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving;

Ephesians 5:4 - Additional Comments

The tongue is a small rudder which controls the entire ship, the entire body (James 3:4). In reality the only way to control the ship is to control the tongue, and the only way to control the tongue is by controlling the heart. Don't change your speech - change your heart. This is the only way to be imitators of God.
Filthiness - indecency. Anything that we do that gives others looking at us a poor image of God. It could be how we dress, what we talk about, what we laugh at, what movies we watch, etc.
Foolish talk - talk as a fool - Psalms 53:1, Psa 92:5-6, Prov 10:8, 10:18, 10:23, etc.
Coarse jesting which is not fitting - jokes with a hidden meaning, "I was just kidding". Basically any jokes that causes pain, that hurts, that dishonors God or people.
Whenever tempted to speak like this, replace it with thanks.

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