43 Bible Verses about The Power Of Words

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power.

and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him, “What are you doing?”

so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.

for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?

Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds.

There is no speech, nor are there words;
Their voice is not heard.

Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts,
“Because you have spoken this word,
Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire
And this people wood, and it will consume them.

Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me,
“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,

But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.

For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples,
That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good,
But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge increases power.

And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.

Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”

Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from now and forever.”

Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?

If you have been snared with the words of your mouth,
Have been caught with the words of your mouth,

A man has joy in an apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely word!

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.

Every word of God is tested;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.