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.
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ASV
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.
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.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Πᾶς | Pas | Any | G3956 → |
| λόγος | logos | word | G3056 → |
| σαπρὸς | sapros | unwholesome | G4550 → |
| ἐκ | ek | out of | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| στόματος | stomatos | mouth | G4750 → |
| ὑμῶν | humōn | of you | G4771 → |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 → |
| ἐκπορευέσθω | ekporeuesthō | should go forth | G1607 → |
| ἀλλ᾽ | all᾽ | but | G235 → |
| εἴ | ei | if | G1487 → |
| τις | tis | any | G5100 → |
| ἀγαθὸς | agathos | good | G18 → |
| πρὸς | pros | for | G4314 → |
| οἰκοδομὴν | oikodomēn | edification | G3619 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| χρείας, | chreias | need, | G5532 → |
| ἵνα | ina | so that | G2443 → |
| δῷ | dō | it shall give | G1325 → |
| χάριν | charin | grace | G5485 → |
| τοῖς | tois | to those | G3588 → |
| ἀκούουσιν. | akouousin | hearing. | G191 → |
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