25 Bible Verses about Mere Talk

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me , and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them ;

This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

My Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage your grief .

A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, he will not give heed.

Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.

For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power.

For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?

So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.

He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.