15 Bible Verses about Speaking, Wisdom In
Most Relevant Verses
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
{To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.} I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
