Romans 1:29
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Cross-reference
Romans 3:10 summarizes the universal sinfulness that Romans 1:29 details—no one is righteous, just as all are filled with wickedness.
Romans 6:13 contrasts by commanding not to yield members as instruments of unrighteousness, urging holiness instead of the sins listed.
2 Corinthians 12:20 lists many of the same vices Paul fears — slander, gossip, strife — showing consistency in Paul's warnings across letters.
1 Peter 2:1 commands laying aside malice, guile, envies, and evil speakings—all found in Romans 1:29's vice list.
James 3:14 warns against bitter envy and strife, both sins mentioned in Romans 1:29.
Titus 3:3 describes a former life full of malice and envy, exactly the vices named in Romans 1:29.
Colossians 3:5 lists covetousness and fornication as sins to put to death, echoing the same vices in Romans 1:29.
Ephesians 5:3 commands that fornication and covetousness not even be named among saints, contrasting with being filled with them in Romans 1:29.
Ephesians 4:31 lists bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, evil speaking, and malice—sins to put away, echoing the vices in Romans 1:29.
1 Corinthians 13:4 states that love 'envieth not,' directly opposing the envy listed in Romans 1:29 as sinful.
Psalm 5:9 describes untrustworthy speech and flattery — closely related to 'deceit' and 'whisperers' in Romans 1:29; Paul also quotes this verse later in Romans 3:13.
Acts 13:45 shows envy leading to contradiction and blasphemy, a real-life example of the envy Paul lists in Romans 1:29.
Jeremiah 22:17 condemns covetousness and murder together, mirroring the combination of these sins in Romans 1:29.
Proverbs 26:20 uses the same 'gossip' (whisperer) imagery — without it, quarrels die down — reinforcing Paul's point about strife from evil speech.
Proverbs 16:28 warns that a gossip (whisperer) separates close friends — echoing the destructive speech included in Romans 1:29's vice list.
Proverbs 14:30 links envy to rottenness of bones, showing its destructive inner effect, echoing the envy in Paul's list.
In Psalm 41:7, the same 'whispering' is attributed to enemies of David — connecting to Paul's list of 'whisperers' (gossips) in Romans 1:29.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 identifies sexual immorality as contrary to God's will, directly paralleling the sin in Romans 1:29.
Psalm 10:3 depicts boasting in greed (covetousness) — directly parallel to the 'covetousness' (greed) listed in Romans 1:29.
Psalm 5:6 condemns lies and deceit — directly matching the 'deceit' listed in Romans 1:29 and showing God's attitude toward such sins.
Ecclesiastes 9:3 describes the heart full of evil and madness, paralleling Paul's 'filled with all unrighteousness' as universal human corruption.
Proverbs 27:4 emphasizes envy's overwhelming force—'who can stand before envy?'—amplifying the sin's power in Romans 1:29.
Proverbs 12:20 contrasts deceit in hearts with those who promote peace — reinforcing the 'deceit' and 'evil-mindedness' in Romans 1:29.
2 Timothy 3:2 includes 'covetous' among end-times sins, matching the covetousness in Romans 1:29.
James 4:5 speaks of the spirit that lusts to envy, echoing the envy listed in Romans 1:29.