Ephesians 5:4
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neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not befitting, but rather giving of thanks.
nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.
Let there be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse [obscene or vulgar] joking, because such things are not appropriate [for believers]; but instead speak of your thankfulness [to God].
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].
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Obscene and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks.
Obscene language, silly talk, or vulgar jokes aren’t acceptable for believers. Instead, there should be thanksgiving.
Also out of place are obscenity and stupid talk or coarse language; instead, you should be giving thanks.
Don't use dirty or foolish or filthy words. Instead, say how thankful you are.
and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.
and filthiness and foolish-talk or coarse-joking, which are not fitting, but rather thanksgiving.
Or obscenity, or foolish talking, or scurrility, which is to no purpose; but rather giving of thanks.
Also, there must be no evil talk among you. Don’t say things that are foolish or filthy. These are not for you. But you should be giving thanks to God.
Do not speak in a way which uses dirty words. Do not talk about silly things, like fools do. It is not right for God's people to talk like that. Instead, you should speak in a way which shows that you are thanking God.
Obscenity, foolish talk, and coarse joking are also out of place. Instead, give thanks.
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
Also, there must be no ·evil talk [obscenity; filthiness] among you, and you must not speak foolishly or tell ·evil [crude; coarse; vulgar] jokes. These things are ·not right for you [out of place/character]. Instead, you should be giving thanks to God.
Neither filthiness, neither foolish talking, neither jesting, which are things not comely, but rather giving of thanks.
It’s not right that dirty stories, foolish talk, or obscene jokes should be mentioned among you either. Instead, give thanks ⌞to God⌟.
Nor is it fitting for you to use language which is obscene, profane, or vulgar. Rather you should give thanks to God.
Coarse and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks.
Also, there must be no evil talk among you. You must not speak foolishly or tell evil jokes. These things are not right for you. But you should be giving thanks to God.
Obscene, flippant, or vulgar talk is totally inappropriate. Instead, let there be thanksgiving.
But as for sexual immorality in all its forms, and the itch to get your hands on what belongs to other people—don’t even talk about such things; they are not fit subjects for Christians to talk about. The key-note of your conversation should not be nastiness or silliness or flippancy, but a sense of all that we owe to God.
neither dishonest words nor foolishness nor low jesting, which are not convenient, but rather giving of thanks.
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
nor filthiness and foolish talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
and obscenity, and foolish talk, or coarse jesting (which are not proper), but rather thanksgiving.
Dirty stories, foul talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, remind each other of God’s goodness, and be thankful.
Don’t allow love to turn into lust, setting off a downhill slide into sexual promiscuity, filthy practices, or bullying greed. Though some tongues just love the taste of gossip, those who follow Jesus have better uses for language than that. Don’t talk dirty or silly. That kind of talk doesn’t fit our style. Thanksgiving is our dialect.
Let there be no filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse joking, which are not fitting. Instead, give thanks.
nor obscenity, · foolish talk, or coarse joking, which are not fitting, but rather thanksgiving.
It’s not right that dirty stories, foolish talk, or obscene jokes should be mentioned among you either. Instead, give thanks to God.
no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place, but instead, thanksgiving.
and there must be no filthiness or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
You should never engage in any obscene or foolish or suggestive conversation. All this is completely out of place. Instead, you should rather be engaged in offering thanks to God.
Also, there must be no evil talk among you, and you must not speak foolishly or tell evil jokes. These things are not right for you. Instead, you should be giving thanks to God.
Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting—all of which are out of character—but rather thanksgiving.
There must not be any bad language or foolish talk or dirty jokes. They are out of place. Instead, you should give thanks.
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
Do not be guilty of telling bad stories and of foolish talk. These things are not for you to do. Instead, you are to give thanks for what God has done for you.
Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
Nor should there be coarseness, or foolish talking, or jestings which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving.
Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving.
Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving.
Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving.
Shameful, stupid or coarse conversations are quite out of place. Instead, there should be thanksgiving.
And also let there be nothing that is an ERVAT DAVAR (indecent thing) or the tipshus (foolery) or foolish talking of letzim (coarse jesting) or shtiklech (misconduct), which are not fitting, but rather hodayah (thanksgiving).
nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse joking (which are not fitting); but rather the giving of thanks.
Let there be no filthiness, nor silly talk, nor levity, which are not fitting; but instead let there be thanksgiving.
Let there be no filthiness, nor silly talk, nor levity, which are not fitting; but instead let there be thanksgiving.
Obscene, coarse, and stupid talk are also out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
Don’t swear or spurt nonsense. Don’t make harsh jokes or clown around. Make proper use of your words, and offer them thankfully in praise.
nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.
There should be no dirty talk, no foolish talk, no funny stories with a wrong meaning. This is not a good way to talk. But what you should do is thank God.
either filth, or folly speech, or buffoonery [or harlotry], that pertaineth not to profit, but more rather doing of thankings [but more doing of thankings].
also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving;
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