Ephesians 5:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Neither filthiness; obscenity in discourse, filthy communication, Colossians 3:8. Nor foolish talking; affectation of foolish, vain speech, (whether jocose or serious), unprofitable, to the hearers. Nor jesting; either the same as the former, as may seem by the disjunctive particle nor, which may be by way of explication; or (which is of kin to it) scurrility in discourse, which is many times, by them that are addicted to it, called by the name of urbanity, or jesting: for all that jesting is not here condemned appears by 1 Kings 18:27 Isaiah 14:11. Which are not convenient; viz. for saints. But rather giving of thanks; i.e. to God for mercies received, which will better cheer up and recreate the mind than foolish talking and jesting can.