61 Bible Verses about Speech
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Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action.
Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.
Come, let Us go down there and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
for such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
In the same way, unless you use your tongue for intelligible speech, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air.
At one time the whole earth had the same language and vocabulary.
His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.
that by Him you were enriched in everything—in all speech and all knowledge.
No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.
There is no speech; there are no words;
their voice is not heard.
for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.
Listen and hear my voice.
Pay attention and hear what I say.
For I will then restore
pure speech to the peoples
so that all of them may call
on the name of Yahweh
and serve Him with a single purpose.
When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.
But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.
by the message of truth,
by the power of God;
through weapons of righteousness
on the right hand and the left,
Let no one despise your youth; instead, you should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Day after day they pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.
But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.
My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit,
Now as you excel in everything—faith, speech, knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us—excel also in this grace.
But Moses replied in the Lord’s presence, “Since I am such a poor speaker, how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
“I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.
Though untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not untrained in knowledge. Indeed, we have always made that clear to you in everything.
Lord, I have heard the report about You;
Lord, I stand in awe of Your deeds.
Revive Your work in these years;
make it known in these years.
In Your wrath remember mercy!
So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his speech and actions.
I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.
I speak with him directly,
openly, and not in riddles;
he sees the form of the Lord.
So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize—not with clever words, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.
For it is said, “His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak, and his public speaking is despicable.”
I have great confidence in you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overcome with joy in all our afflictions.
“Ah!” His disciples said. “Now You’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language.
Do not let your mouth bring guilt on you, and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
But Moses replied to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent—either in the past or recently or since You have been speaking to Your servant—because I am slow and hesitant in speech.”
After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them, since even your accent gives you away.”
Pleasant words are a honeycomb:
sweet to the taste and health to the body.
You will be brought down;
you will speak from the ground,
and your words will come from low in the dust.
Your voice will be like that of a spirit from the ground;
your speech will whisper from the dust.
One of the young men answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is also a valiant man, a warrior, eloquent, handsome, and the Lord is with him.”
Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew.
From Thematic Bible
Language » Called » Speech
But again he denied it. After a little while those standing there said to Peter again, “You certainly are one of them, since you’re also a Galilean!”
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the form of men!”
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Perhaps Yahweh your God
When
Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced and came to Jerusalem, and they took their position by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is by the highway to the Fuller's Field. Then they called for the king, but Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebnah the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came out to them. Then the Rabshakeh said to them, "Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: 'What are you relying on? read more.
You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. What are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me? Look, you now trust in Egypt, the stalk of this splintered reed, which if a man leans on it will go into his palm and pierce it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who trust in him. Suppose you say to me: We trust in the Lord our God. Isn't He the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem: You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem?' "So now make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria. I'll give you 2,000 horses if you're able to supply riders for them! How then can you drive back a single officer among the least of my master's servants and trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? Have I attacked this place to destroy it without the Lord's [approval]? The Lord said to me, 'Attack this land and destroy it.' " Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand [it] . Don't speak with us in Hebrew within earshot of the people on the wall." But the Rabshakeh said to them, "Has my master sent me only to your master and to you to speak these words? Hasn't [he] also [sent me] to the men who sit on the wall, [destined] with you to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine?" The Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew. Then he spoke: "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. This is what the king says: 'Don't let Hezekiah deceive you; he can't deliver you from my hand. Don't let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the Lord by saying: Certainly the Lord will deliver us! This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.' "Don't listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: 'Make peace with me and surrender to me. Then every one of you may eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and every one may drink water from his own cistern until I come and take you away to a land like your own land-a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey-so that you may live and not die. But don't listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you, saying: The Lord will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land from the power of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? Who among all the gods of the lands has delivered his land from my power? So how is the Lord to deliver Jerusalem?' " But the people kept silent; they answered him not a word, for the king's command was, "Don't answer him."
Speech » Evil, general references to
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body,
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.
Speech » Admonitions concerning
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching
and one who keeps a cool head
is a man of understanding.
Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt,
Speech » Plainness of
Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute?
When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Uprightness » Should be in » Speech
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil
Topics on Speech
Beware Of Your Speech
James 3:5So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things.
Figures Of Speech
Galatians 4:24These things are illustrations,
Let Your Speech Be Good
Ephesians 4:29No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need,
Powers Of Speech
Proverbs 18:21
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Speech Impediments
Exodus 4:10But Moses replied to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent—either in the past or recently or since You have been speaking to Your servant
Speech, Divine
Hebrews 1:1-2Long ago God spoke
Speech, Negative Aspects Of
Matthew 12:33-35Speech, Positive Aspects Of
Psalm 19:14
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,
Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
Speech, Power And Significance Of
Proverbs 18:21
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
