61 Bible Verses about Speech
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My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will speak into the air.
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
For in many things we all offend. If any man offendeth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech, or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in deportment, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
But let your communication be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay: for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power:
Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken to me?
These things have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the time cometh when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly concerning the Father.
But though I am rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things.
O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
And this I say, lest any man should deceive you with enticing words.
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thy ear to me, and hear my speech.
For Christ hath not sent me to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
For his letters (say they) are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
Great is my boldness of speech towards you, great is my glorying concerning you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words.
His disciples said to him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: why should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoke to thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
And after a while came to him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee.
Pleasant words are as a honey-comb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skillful in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she impelled him.
And their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews language, but according to the language of each people.
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And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army against Jerusalem: and they went up, and came to Jerusalem: and when they had come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. And Rab-shakeh said to them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this in which thou trustest? read more.
Thou sayest, but they are but vain words, I have counsel and strength for the war. Now in whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? Now behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man leaneth, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust on him. But if ye say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem? Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou shalt be able on thy part to set riders upon them. How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? Have I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah, to Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews language in the ears of the people that are on the wall. But Rab-shakeh said to them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, that they may feed on their vilest excretions with you? Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews language, and spoke, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria: Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand: Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-oil and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not to Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Speech » Evil, general references to
Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath ceased to be wise, and to do good.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire from hell.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.
Speech » Admonitions concerning
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
But let your communication be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay: for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Speech » Plainness of
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them who showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Uprightness » Should be in » Speech
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
Topics on Speech
Beware Of Your Speech
James 3:5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Curbing Speech
Job 13:13Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
Figures Of Speech
Galatians 4:24Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
Let Your Speech Be Good
Ephesians 4:29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.
Powers Of Speech
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.
Speech Impediments
Exodus 4:10And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoke to thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Speech, Divine
Hebrews 1:1-2God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
Speech, Negative Aspects Of
Matthew 12:33-35Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.
Speech, Positive Aspects Of
Psalm 19:14Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Speech, Power And Significance Of
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.