27 Bible Verses about Conversation
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Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.
your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.
but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.
And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.
but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.
and he kisseth all his brethren, and weepeth over them; and afterwards have his brethren spoken with him.
And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
and they were filled with madness, and were speaking with one another what they might do to Jesus.
And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing.
and they were conversing with one another about all these things that have happened. And it came to pass in their conversing and reasoning together, that Jesus himself, having come nigh, was going on with them,
And thou, son of man, the sons of thy people who are speaking about thee, By the walls, and in openings of the houses, Have spoken one with another, each with his brother, Saying: Come in, I pray you, And hear what is the word that cometh out from Jehovah.
And the king speaketh with them, and there hath none been found among them all like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and they stand before the king;
And how is the servant of this my lord able to speak with this my lord? as for me, henceforth there remaineth in me no power, yea, breath hath not been left in me.
Then have those fearing Jehovah spoken one to another, And Jehovah doth attend and hear, And written is a book of memorial before Him Of those fearing Jehovah, And of those esteeming His name.
And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo, his mother and brethren had stood without, seeking to speak to him,
and they were reasoning in themselves, saying, 'Because we took no loaves.'
And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why reason ye in yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no loaves?
And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
and he said unto them, 'What are these words that ye exchange with one another, walking, and ye are sad?'
and having come up, and having broken bread, and having tasted, for a long time also having talked -- till daylight, so he went forth,
and at the same time also hoping that money shall be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him the oftener, he was conversing with him;
then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, 'To Caesar thou hast appealed; to Caesar thou shalt go.'
and in the going in of Moses before Jehovah to speak with Him, he turneth aside the vail until his coming out; and he hath come out and hath spoken unto the sons of Israel that which he is commanded;
and the sons of Israel have seen the face of Moses that the skin of the face of Moses hath shone, and Moses hath put back the vail on his face until his going in to speak with Him.
From Thematic Bible
Conversation » Speech, admonitions concerning
The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that is in Christ Jesus;
One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.
but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.
your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.