James 1: 21: Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

The Spirit of God summarizes all that went before. The only thing that exists in man's flesh is filthiness and overflowing naughtiness. Our Adamic-nature manifests what it is by a refusal to hear the Word of truth which declares that all fullness dwells in Christ alone. In the over-abounding naughtiness of wrath, the old man is quick to speak against God in defense of the filthiness called, flesh. Therefore, our King exhorts believers to "lay apart all filthiness and evil". It is the same command as putting off the old man with his deeds of carnal sin against men and God, along with our fleshly self-righteousnesses wherein we glory in the flesh (Eph 4: 21-24; Heb 12:1-3; Ro 6:6.)