15 Bible Verses about Mere Talk

'These people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites; as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

So you must observe and do whatever they tell you. But do not do what they do; for they preach, but do not practice.

Little children, let us not love in word or tongue but in deed and in truth.

for our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to win obedience from the Gentiles, by word and deed

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out, not the words of these arrogant people, but their power.

For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?

So it is with you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that is intelligible, how will anyone know what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision.

he who says he abides in him ought to walk as he walked.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness still.