39 Bible Verses about Speech

let the instruction that you give be sound and above reproach, so that the enemy may be ashamed when he fails to find anything bad to say about us.

My children, do not let our love be mere words, or end in talk; let it be true and show itself in acts.

Let your conversation always be kindly, and seasoned, as it were, with salt; that you may know in each case what answer you ought to give.

For such persons are not serving Christ, our Master, but are slaves to their own appetites; and, by their smooth words and flattery, they deceive simple-minded people.

And so with you; unless, in using the gift of 'tongues,' you utter intelligible words, how can what you say be understood? You will be speaking to the winds!

For through union with him you were enriched in every way-in your power to preach, and in your knowledge of the Truth;

Never let any foul word pass your lips, but only such good words as the occasion demands, that they may be a help to those who hear them.

We often make mistakes, every one of us. Any one who does not make mistakes when speaking is indeed a perfect man, able to bridle his whole body as well.

For my own part, Brothers, when I came to you, it was with no display of eloquence or philosophy that I came to tell the hidden purpose of God;

With such a hope as this, we speak with all plainness;

You, however, must now lay aside all such things--anger, passion, malice, slander, abuse.

By the Message of Truth, and by the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

Do not let any one look down on you because you are young, but, by your conversation, your conduct, your love, your faith, and your purity, be an example to those who hold the Faith.

How is it that you do not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my Message.

For I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.

Let your words be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from what is wrong.

My Message and my Proclamation were not delivered in the persuasive language of philosophy, but were accompanied by the manifestation of spiritual power,

And, remembering how you excel in everything--in faith, in teaching, in knowledge, in unfailing earnestness, and in the affection that we have awakened in you--I ask you to excel also in this expression of your love.

For the Kingdom of God is based, not on words, but on power.

I have spoken to you of all this in figures; a time is coming, however, when I shall not speak any longer to you in figures, but shall tell you about the Father plainly.

Though I am no trained orator, yet I am not without knowledge; indeed we made this perfectly clear to you in every way.

So Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and proved his ability both by his words and actions.

I say this to prevent any one from deceiving you by plausible arguments.

My mission from Christ was not to baptize, but to tell the Good News; not, however, in the language of philosophy, lest the cross of the Christ should be robbed of its meaning.

For people say "His letters are impressive and vigorous, but his personal appearance is insignificant and his speaking contemptible."

I have the utmost confidence in you; I am always boasting about you. I am full of encouragement and, in spite of all our troubles, my heart is overflowing with happiness.

"At last," exclaimed the disciples, "you are using plain words and not speaking in figures at all.

But soon afterwards those who were standing by came up and said to Peter: "You also are certainly one of them; why, your very way of speaking proves it!"