Albert Barnes Commentary Ephesians 4:31

"Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:" — Ephesians 4:31 (ASV)

Let all bitterness. (See Barnes on Ephesians 4:2).

And wrath. The word here does not differ essentially from anger.

Anger. (See Barnes on Ephesians 4:26).

This refers to all cherished, unreasonable anger.

And clamour.

This means noise, disorder, and high words; such as men use in a brawl or when they are excited.

Christians are to be calm and serious. Harsh contentions and strife, hoarse brawls, and tumults are to be unknown among them.

And evil speaking: slander, backbiting, angry expressions, tale-bearing, reproaches, etc.

With all malice. Rather, "with all evil"—kakia. Every kind and sort of evil is to be put away, and you are to manifest only that which is good.