Ephesians 4:31

24 songs meet this passage

• “Low down dirty woman, back to where you come from”

  Contagious · The Isley Brothers

  strains against Ephesians 4:31

  The response to betrayal is bitterness and insult rather than any movement toward the grace or clarity Scripture calls for even amid real wrong.

• “I won't ever give a goddamn shit”

  The Reaper's Wrath · Azizi Gibson

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The hardened indifference and bitterness here stand opposite the call to put away malice and extend forgiveness.

• Go To Hell, For Heaven's Sake · Bring Me The Horizon

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The instruction is to put away bitterness, wrath, and anger, replacing them with kindness and forgiveness. The song holds onto every one of those things rather than releasing them.

• Austin (Boots Stop Workin') · Dasha

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The song's closing wish that he rot forgotten and 'washed up' sits far from the call to release bitterness, even toward someone who wronged you.

• “it's too late to apologize”

  Apologize · OneRepublic

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  Scripture urges putting away bitterness and extending forgiveness as we've been forgiven; the chorus does the opposite, locking the door on reconciliation.

• traitor · Olivia Rodrigo

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The whole song circles bitterness and replaying wrongs without any turn toward release or forgiveness, which this passage calls believers toward.

• “Fuck all of your reasons”

  WITHOUT YOU · The Kid LAROI

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The song answers hurt with bitterness and crude dismissal rather than the kindness and forgiveness Paul calls for.

• “A lot of regrets, I apologize for all of the stress”

  Time · NF

  resonates with Ephesians 4:31-32

  The move from anger and hurtful words toward apology and kindness reflects the posture Paul calls believers toward.

• “But don't look back in anger, I heard you say”

  Don't Look Back in Anger (Remastered) · Oasis

  resonates with Ephesians 4:31-32

  The call to release anger and bitterness mirrors Paul's charge to put away anger and choose forgiveness instead.

• Humble and Kind · Tim McGraw

  resonates with Ephesians 4:31-32

  The call to release bitterness and grudges for the sake of freedom closely matches this exhortation to kindness and forgiveness.

• “i killed myself for you and still you're just an ungrateful”

  the bitter sweet end to everything i once loved · izumi is dead

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  Where Scripture calls for bitterness to be put away, this line lets bitterness and contempt have the final word.

• Love the Way You Lie, Pt. II (feat. Eminem) · Rihanna

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The song's whole posture of bitterness, violence, and false reconciliation stands against the kindness and forgiveness without harm that Scripture calls for.

• Points of Authority · LINKIN PARK

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The whole song dwells in bitterness and the desire to see someone hurt as they've hurt you, the inverse of the kindness and forgiveness described here.

• End of the Road · Boyz II Men

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  Scripture calls for forgiveness offered freely, while the song's forgiveness is conditional and tangled with a plea to return rather than genuine release.

• Found Out About You · Gin Blossoms

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The letter urges releasing bitterness and malice, while this song's posture stays locked in resentment and watchful hurt with no turn toward letting go.

• “I'd be inclined to slap you in the mouth”

  Mouth · Merril Bainbridge

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  This line's flash of aggression toward someone she claims to love sits oddly against the call to put away bitterness and treat loved ones with kindness.

• “I can forgive but won't forget”

  Thinkin' Bout It · Gerald Levert

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  True forgiveness in Scripture releases the debt; here the posture is more wounded pride than release, holding the grievance close.

• “I'm sick of your stupid ass”

  Separated · Avant

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The venting of contempt here stands against the call to put away bitterness and speak with kindness, even in hurt.

• “I know it's so unfair to you”

  U Remind Me · USHER

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  He admits the unfairness but can't let go of bitterness toward the one who wronged him, which the text calls to release.

• “It's not like you to say sorry”

  How You Remind Me · Nickelback

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The song stays in blame and bitterness toward the other person rather than moving toward the forgiveness and kindness Paul urges.

• “I am dead, dead to you as can be”

  Cleanin' Out My Closet · Eminem

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  Paul calls believers to put away bitterness and malice in favor of forgiveness; the song ends in the opposite, a final severing in anger.

• “Learned my lesson and so did she”

  She Hates Me · Puddle of Mudd

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  Paul calls for bitterness and anger to be put away in favor of forgiveness, the opposite posture of this song's lingering resentment.

• “Fuck you, you ho”

  F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) · Eamon

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The song answers betrayal with bitterness and slander instead of the kindness and forgiveness urged here, even amid real pain.

• You'll Think of Me · Keith Urban

  strains against Ephesians 4:31-32

  The song's resolution is distance and quiet retaliation ('you'll think of me') rather than the forgiveness Scripture calls for, even though the hurt behind it is real and understandable.