Ephesians 4:26 allows anger but warns not to sin—offering a complementary nuance to the command in 4:31 to put away wrath and anger.

Colossians 3:8 lists anger, wrath, malice, slander — nearly identical vices to those in Ephesians 4:31, both commanded to put away.

Proverbs 29:22 states that a wrathful man stirs up strife, directly connecting to the anger and wrath that must be put away.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 directly warns against quick anger, matching the command in Ephesians 4:31 to put away anger and wrath.

Acts 19:28 shows the very clamor and anger Paul condemns — the silversmiths' rage in Ephesus.

Acts 19:29 continues the riot, depicting the confusion and clamor Paul tells believers to put away.

Acts 21:30 portrays a city stirred up with anger and clamor, mirroring the vices Paul lists.

Acts 22:22 depicts the crowd shouting in rage — a direct example of the clamor Paul commands to remove.

Acts 22:23 shows the crowd's violent shouting and chaos, illustrating the anger and clamor Paul condemns.

Romans 3:14 says their mouth is full of curses and bitterness — the same sinful bitterness Ephesians tells us to remove.

1 Corinthians 5:8 uses 'leaven of malice and evil'—same terms Paul commands to put away, linking malice with impurity.

2 Corinthians 12:20 lists anger, slander, and similar vices that Paul fears to find, paralleling the behaviors to be removed in Ephesians 4:31.

Galatians 5:20 includes fits of anger and jealousy among fleshly works, which Ephesians 4:31 commands believers to put away.

Genesis 27:41 shows Esau's hatred and murder plot against Jacob—a vivid example of the bitterness and wrath to be put away.

In Colossians 3:19, husbands are told not to be harsh—a specific application of the anger and clamor put away in Ephesians 4:31.

1 Timothy 3:3 lists the opposite of wrath and clamor — an overseer must not be violent or quarrelsome.

1 Timothy 6:4 warns that false teaching produces slander and quarrels, exactly the vices Paul says to put away.

Titus 3:2 directly commands, “slander no one”—a clear parallel to Paul’s call to remove slander from among you here.

Titus 3:3 describes our past life of malice and hatred—the very sins Paul tells believers to put away in their new walk.

James 1:19 instructs to be 'slow to anger,' directly reinforcing the call to put away wrath and anger.

James 3:14 warns against bitter jealousy and selfish ambition, directly mirroring the bitterness and malice to be removed in Ephesians 4:31.

James 3:15 identifies such bitter attitudes as earthly, unspiritual, demonic—contrasting with the heavenly wisdom believers should pursue instead of the behaviors in Ephesians 4:31.

1 Peter 2:1 commands ridding yourselves of all malice and slander—a near‑identical list to Paul’s vices here.

1 John 3:12 cites Cain's murder rooted in hatred—an extreme example of where unchecked bitterness can lead.

1 John 3:15 equates hatred with murder, underscoring the seriousness of the malice Paul commands believers to put away.

Leviticus 19:16 directly forbids slander, matching one of the specific sins Paul lists here.

Psalm 64:3 describes the wicked aiming bitter words like arrows — the same bitterness Ephesians commands to put away.

Proverbs 26:25 warns not to trust gracious speech hiding abominations, mirroring Paul's call to remove deceitful malice.

In 2 Samuel 13:22, Absalom's silent bitterness toward Amnon illustrates the destructive outcome of unexpressed malice Paul warns against.

Leviticus 19:18 forbids vengeance and grudges, matching the malice to be put away, and adds the command to love your neighbor.

Proverbs 14:17 says a quick-tempered person acts foolishly, reinforcing why anger must be put away as in Ephesians 4:31.

Leviticus 19:17 commands not to hate a brother in your heart—directly paralleling the call to put away bitterness and anger.

Genesis 37:4 depicts Joseph's brothers hating him and refusing peaceful speech—illustrating the clamor and malice to be put away.

Genesis 4:8 records Cain's murder of Abel—the deadly outcome of bitterness and anger left unchecked, as commanded to be put away.

Proverbs 26:24 shows haters disguising with lips—exactly the hypocrisy Paul says to put away along with slander and bitterness.

Luke 6:36 commands mercy as the Father is merciful — the virtue that counters malice and bitterness.

Luke 11:4 ties forgiveness of sins to forgiving others — directly addressing the bitterness and malice listed here.

Matthew 18:22 commands unlimited forgiveness — the positive counterpart to putting away bitterness and wrath.

Matthew 5:22 warns against anger and insults, linking them to judgment — reinforcing the need to remove anger and slander.

Psalm 37:8 directly commands to refrain from anger and forsake wrath — a clear parallel to Paul's instruction to put away wrath.

Philippians 2:14 says do all without grumbling or disputing, mirroring the clamor and anger to be put away in Ephesians.

James 4:1 identifies internal passions as the source of quarrels, explaining why wrath and anger must be put away.

Psalm 50:20 rebukes those who slander their own brother, echoing the same sin Ephesians calls believers to remove.

James 4:11 warns against speaking evil of a brother—the same slander Paul lists as a vice to be put away here.

1 Samuel 25:21 reveals David's bitter resentment against Nabal — illustrating the bitterness and malice Paul commands to eliminate.

Psalm 15:3 describes the righteous as one who does not slander, reinforcing the command in Ephesians to put away slander.

1 Corinthians 14:20 calls believers to be 'infants in evil,' aligning with Paul's instruction to remove malice and bitterness.

Psalm 101:5 warns that God will destroy secret slanderers, aligning with Ephesians' call to abandon slander.

Proverbs 6:19 lists a false witness and one who stirs conflict as things the Lord hates, linking to the slander and malice in Ephesians.

Romans 1:30 specifically includes slanderers—the same Greek word for backbiting found in Paul’s list here.

Proverbs 10:12 contrasts hatred stirring strife with love covering offenses, reinforcing Paul's command to put away bitterness and malice.

Jeremiah 9:4 warns of slander and deceit among brothers—echoing the same relational sins Paul lists here.

Proverbs 10:18 calls spreading slander foolish, directly corresponding to the slander Ephesians commands to put away.

1 John 4:11 says we ought to love one another, which is the fulfillment of putting away malice and bitterness.

Proverbs 26:20 says gossip fuels quarrels, reinforcing why Ephesians calls for slander and strife to be put away.

Jeremiah 6:28 describes rebels who go about slandering, matching the sin Ephesians instructs believers to abandon.

1 Peter 3:8 lists unity, sympathy, and tender heart – the positive virtues opposite to the bitterness and malice in Ephesians.

Genesis 37:21 shows Reuben rescuing Joseph from murderous brothers—a positive contrast to the malice and anger in Ephesians 4:31.

James 4:2 shows that unfulfilled desires lead to fighting and quarreling, the very behaviors Eph 4:31 commands to eliminate.

Luke 17:4 commands forgiving repeated sins, directly opposing the bitterness and wrath to be put away in Ephesians.

Exodus 20:16 prohibits bearing false witness — slander mentioned here is a form of false witness against neighbors.

Proverbs 25:23 notes that a sly tongue provokes anger, connecting to the bitterness and wrath Ephesians tells us to remove.

Proverbs 18:8 describes gossip's corrosive effect, illustrating why Ephesians warns against slander and malice.

1 Samuel 20:30 shows Saul's angry insult toward Jonathan — an example of the wrath and slander believers must put away.

Titus 2:3 instructs older women not to be slanderers—exactly the sin Paul tells believers to put away here.

Titus 1:7 lists 'quick-tempered' among vices for overseers, echoing the command to put away anger and wrath in Eph 4:31.

2 Timothy 3:3 lists slanderers among end‑times sins—reinforcing the same vice Paul says to remove from the church here.

1 Timothy 5:13 warns against idle gossips and busybodies—a specific expression of the slander Paul commands to put away here.

1 Timothy 3:11 requires deacons’ wives not to be slanderers—mirroring the same prohibition in Paul’s vice list here.

Romans 1:29 lists malice and gossip among many vices—overlapping with the bitterness and slander Paul condemns here.

1 Corinthians 1:10 calls for unity and no divisions, which counters the clamor and anger in Ephesians.

Psalm 140:11 prays that slanderers not be established, reflecting the same condemnation of slander found in Ephesians.