Bible Discussion Thread

A friend of mine shared his thought to me about Eph 4:29. "Corrupt speech" can be saying insulting or malicious things to another person. Jesus did not shame people with malicious intent. He spoke to people, like the woman at the well, to point out how our lives can be turned and improved to know salvation. Words to edify, not bring down. This can be applied to our daily lives in how we speak to our spouses and coworkers.

Hi Gregg. The Greek word used there is 'sapros', which means, 'rotten, worthless, corrupt'. So yes, I would think that anything insulting or malicious remarks said to another person, or of another person, could come under that meaning. And that would have an underlying emotion of not only the type of words used, but also the use of expletives & the tone & force of delivery of those remarks. Not only of our words, but also of the Spirit's Grace to our hearers ( Colossians 4:6).