In Colossians 3:9, Paul grounds the command to put away sins in the fact that believers have put off the old self, reinforcing the imperative in Colossians 3:8.

In Colossians 3:5, Paul lists earthly vices to put to death, which precedes and parallels the list of verbal sins in Colossians 3:8.

Colossians 2:11 explains that spiritual circumcision in Christ enables putting off the old self, providing the theological basis for the command to rid anger and slander here.

In Galatians 5:20, 'fits of rage' appears in the works of the flesh list — the very sin Colossians 3:8 includes among those to put off.

1 Timothy 1:13 shows Paul himself once committed blasphemy and violence, exemplifying the transformation from those sins.

Ephesians 5:4 echoes the same prohibition of obscene speech and coarse joking, tying it to thanksgiving instead.

In Ephesians 4:32, kindness and forgiveness replace the vices Colossians 3:8 says to put off — the positive counterpart to that negative list.

In Ephesians 4:31, Paul uses nearly the same list — bitterness, rage, anger, slander, malice — a direct parallel to Colossians 3:8's command to rid yourself.

Ephesians 4:31 lists the same vices — bitterness, rage, anger, slander, malice — reinforcing Paul's call to remove them.

In Ephesians 4:26, Paul addresses anger specifically — not forbidding it but limiting its duration, complementing Colossians 3:8's command to put it off.

Ephesians 4:22 uses the same 'put off' language for the old self, reinforcing the command to abandon sinful behavior.

James 1:20 explains why anger must be put away — it does not produce God's righteousness, reinforcing Paul's command.

In 2 Corinthians 12:20, Paul lists identical vices — fits of rage, slander — showing this is a recurring concern for church unity.

James 1:21 similarly says 'put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness', directly paralleling the command to remove anger and malice.

Mark 7:22 lists malice and slander as evils from within, directly echoing two vices Paul commands believers to put away.

Matthew 5:22 equates anger with judgment, showing how seriously Jesus treats the anger Paul commands to put away.

1 Peter 2:1 lists malice and slander among things to 'put away', matching the specific sins in Colossians 3:8.

Proverbs 4:24 explicitly commands keeping corrupt talk far from your lips, a direct OT parallel to the filthy language here.

Revelation 16:9 depicts people cursing God during plague, illustrating the ultimate expression of the filthy language Paul says to abandon.

James 1:19 instructs being slow to anger and speech, reinforcing the same call to control anger and filthy language.

James 2:7 accuses the rich of blaspheming Christ's name, a specific instance of the slander and filthy language Paul condemns.

James 3:4-6 vividly describes the tongue's destructive power, reinforcing why believers must put away filthy language.

James 3:6 describes the tongue as a fire that corrupts the whole body, showing the destructive power behind the 'filthy language' and slander listed here.

Philippians 2:3 instructs humility and valuing others, the positive counterpart to the anger and malice believers must put away.

In 2 Timothy 2:24, the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome or resentful — the opposite of the anger and malice Colossians 3:8 commands to put away.

Hebrews 12:1 calls to 'lay aside every weight and sin', echoing the same call to rid oneself of sinful habits.

In Galatians 5:15, the warning against biting and devouring arises from the same angry, slanderous behavior Colossians 3:8 tells us to remove.

In 1 Corinthians 3:3, Paul faults believers for jealousy and quarreling — the same kind of worldly behavior Colossians 3:8 commands to put off.

Romans 13:12 calls believers to put aside deeds of darkness, echoing the same imperative to rid oneself of sinful behaviors.

Proverbs 29:22 notes that anger stirs strife and leads to sin, echoing the destructive outcomes listed in Colossians.

Proverbs 19:19 warns that a wrathful man faces penalties, underscoring the danger of the anger mentioned in Colossians.

James 3:14-16 describes envy and selfish ambition as earthly and demonic, paralleling the vices Paul says to rid ourselves of.

Psalm 109:18 depicts a person who habitually curses, illustrating the kind of speech believers must rid themselves of.

2 Peter 2:18 describes false teachers using empty, boastful words to entice—a specific example of the sinful speech to be put away.

Jude 1:8 condemns those who blaspheme glorious beings, another form of evil speech that believers must reject.

Psalm 37:8 warns against anger and wrath, reinforcing the OT wisdom behind the NT command to rid oneself of these.

In Galatians 5:26, provoking and envying are warned against — related to the anger and malice Colossians 3:8 commands to shed.