60 Bible Verses about Speech
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My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.
Come, let us go down and take away the sense of their language, so that they will not be able to make themselves clear to one another.
For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.
So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;
Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.
There are no words or language; their voice makes no sound.
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.
Let your ears be open to my voice; give attention to what I say.
For then I will give the people a clean language, so that they may all make prayer to the Lord and be his servants with one mind.
And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God.
He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;
In the true word, in the power of God; with the arms of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.
For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.
Day after day it sends out its word, and night after night it gives knowledge.
But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:
And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.
And Moses said to the Lord, My lips are unclean; how is it possible that Pharaoh will give me a hearing?
All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly.
But though I am rough in my way of talking, I am not so in knowledge, as we have made clear to all by our acts among you.
O Lord, word of you has come to my ears; I have seen your work, O Lord; when the years come near make it clear; in wrath keep mercy in mind.
Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.
With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?
For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news: not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.
For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.
My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.
Let not your mouth make your flesh do evil. And say not before the angel, It was an error. So that God may not be angry with your words and put an end to the work of your hands.
And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.
And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you.
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
And you will be made low, and your voice will come out of the earth, and your words will be low out of the dust; and your voice will come out of the earth like that of a spirit, making bird-like noises out of the dust.
Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.
And their children were talking half in the language of Ashdod; they had no knowledge of the Jews' language, but made use of the language of the two peoples.
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Language » Called » Speech
But again he said it was not so. And after a little time, again those who were near said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; for you are a Galilaean.
And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the form of men.
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so then make your prayer for the rest of the people.
So the Rab-shakeh went back, and when he got there the king of Assyria was making war against Libnah, for it had come to his ears that he had gone away from Lachish.
Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's field. And they sent for the king, and Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them. And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope? read more.
You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority? See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him. And if you say to me, Our hope is in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, saying to Judah and Jerusalem that worship may only be given before this altar in Jerusalem? And now, take a chance with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to put horsemen on them. How then may you put to shame the least of my master's servants? and you have put your hope in Egypt for war-carriages and horsemen: And have I now come up to send destruction on this place without the Lord's authority? It was the Lord himself who said to me, Go up against this land and make it waste. Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Will you kindly make use of the Aramaean language in talking to your servants, for we are used to it, and do not make use of the Jews' language in the hearing of the people on the wall. But the Rab-shakeh said to them, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say these words? has he not sent me to the men seated on the wall? for they are the people who will be short of food with you when the town is shut in. Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria; This is what the king says: Do not be tricked by Hezekiah, for there is no salvation for you in him. And do not let Hezekiah make you put your faith in the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly keep us safe, and this town will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria. Do not give ear to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me; and everyone will be free to take the fruit of his vine and of his fig-tree, and the water of his spring; Till I come and take you away to a land like yours, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vine-gardens, a land of oil-giving olives and of honey, so that life and not death may be your fate. Give no attention to Hezekiah when he says to you, The Lord will keep us safe. Has any one of the gods of the nations kept his land from falling into the hands of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena and Ivvah? have they kept Samaria out of my hands? Who among all the gods of these countries have kept their country from falling into my hands, to give cause for the thought that the Lord will keep Jerusalem from falling into my hands? But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.
Speech » Evil, general references to
Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.
Speech » Admonitions concerning
Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.
But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.
Speech » Plainness of
Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;
But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
Uprightness » Should be in » Speech
He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;
Topics on Speech
Beware Of Your Speech
James 3:5Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
Curbing Speech
Job 13:13Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.
Figures Of Speech
Galatians 4:24Which things have a secret sense; because these women are the two agreements; one from the mountain of Sinai, giving birth to servants, which is Hagar.
Let Your Speech Be Good
Ephesians 4:29Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.
Powers Of Speech
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
Speech Impediments
Exodus 4:10And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.
Speech, Divine
Hebrews 1:1-2In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;
Speech, Negative Aspects Of
Matthew 12:33-35Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.
Speech, Positive Aspects Of
Psalm 19:14Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes, O Lord, my strength and my salvation.
Speech, Power And Significance Of
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
