62 Bible Verses about Words
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From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God. This Word was from the first in relation with God. All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.
And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.
In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways; But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;
That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life (And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);
And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.
Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock; And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock. And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;read more.
And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall. And it came about, when Jesus had come to the end of these words, that the people were surprised at his teaching, for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like: He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good. But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.
And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy; But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts. And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.read more.
And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others? The seed is the word. And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.read more.
And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy; And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts. And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word, And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit. And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.
Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God. Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation. And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.read more.
And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit. And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.
For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.
The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life. But still some of you have no faith. For it was clear to Jesus from the first who they were who had no faith, and who it was who would be false to him. And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.read more.
Because of what he said, a number of the disciples went back and would no longer go with him. So Jesus said to the twelve, Have you a desire to go away? Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples; And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.
And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world. He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day. For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it.read more.
And I have knowledge that his order is eternal life: so that the things which I say, I say them even as the Father says them to me.
Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works. Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do. Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these, because I am going to my Father.read more.
And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son. If you make any request to me in my name, I will do it. If you have love for me, you will keep my laws. And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever, Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you. I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you. A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living. At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you. He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him. Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world? Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him. He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.
I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words. Now it is clear to them that whatever you have given to me comes from you: Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.
And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.
And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,
And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God. But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching. Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.
And this went on for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia had knowledge of the word of the Lord, Greeks as well as Jews.
But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may do it.
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers: Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation: For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.
Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,
So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,
Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.
And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.
How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word. I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching. I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.
For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain. His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.
And he made low your pride and let you be without food and gave you manna for your food, a thing new to you, which your fathers never saw; so that he might make it clear to you that bread is not man's only need, but his life is in every word which comes out of the mouth of the Lord.
But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.
Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him. He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.
Make them holy by the true word: your word is the true word.
And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said. For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
And the men of Ephraim came and said to him, Why did you not send for us when you went to war against Midian? And they said sharp and angry words to him. And he said to them, What have I done in comparison with you? Is not that which Ephraim took up after the grape-cutting better than all the grapes which Abiezer got in from the grape-cutting? God has given into your hands the chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; what have I been able to do in comparison with you? And when he said this, their feeling about him became kinder.
And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men, But gave them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others. 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. Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.read more.
And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it. Even 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! 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 every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority; But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death. With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image. Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so. Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water? Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?
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God, Holiness of » Exhibited in his » Words
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;
About the prophets. My heart is broken in me, all my bones are shaking; I am like a man full of strong drink, like a man overcome by wine; because of the Lord, and because of his holy words.
Judgment » Shall be of all » Words
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said. For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Words
Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;
Wise » Words » Appropriate
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.
Wise » Words » Forcible
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
Wise » Words » Inspiring and unforgettable
The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
Wise » Words » Gracious
The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Wise » Words » Pleasant
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
Wise » Words » Comforting
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:
Words » Kept words of Christ » Kind, examples of
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:
A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
Words » Spiritual wise » Appropriate
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Divine
He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.
If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,
Words » Spiritual wise » Forcible
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
Words » Evil » Flattering
For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,
Words » Spiritual wise » Inspiring and unforgettable
The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
Words » Spiritual wise » Gracious
The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Words » Spoken at the proper moment
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
Words » Vain, not to be regarded
Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
Give the men harder work, and see that they do it; let them not give attention to false words.
Words » Kept words of Christ » Access to God
I have knowledge of your works (see, I have put before you an open door which may be shut by no one), and that you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have been true to my name.
Words » Spiritual wise » Pleasant
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
Words » Evil » Enticing
I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.
Words » Evil » Hasty
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
Words » Kept words of Christ » The abiding comforter
If you have love for me, you will keep my laws. And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,
Words » Evil » Irritating
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
Words » Of jesus » Will judge
And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world. He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.
Words » Evil » Irreverent
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?
Words » Evil » Proud
For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;
Words » Spiritual wise » Comforting
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:
Words » Evil » Insincere
And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
Words » Evil » Malicious
So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.
Words » Idle, an account must be given for on the day of judgment
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said. For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
Words » Of the teacher, should be plain
But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.
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.
Words » Will swallow himself
The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction. The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime. The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Words of judgment
He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Imperishable
Words » Kept words of Christ » Fellowship, with God
Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
Words » Kept words of Christ » Assurance
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Incomparable
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Life-giving
Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Spiritual
The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Gracious
And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Mighty
Words » Kept words of Christ » Promises to those who keep
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.
Words » Kept words of Christ » Divine disclosure
I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.
Words » Kept words of Christ » Eternal life
Words » Of the wise » As goads, and as well-fastened nails
The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
Words » Of the wise » Gracious
The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Words » Of jesus » Are spirit and life
The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.
Words » Of jesus » Of eternal life
Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;
Words » Evil » Vain
May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?
Words » Aptly spoken, like apples of gold in filigree of silver
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
Words » Unspeakable, heard by paul in paradise
How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say.
Words » Of the hypocrite, softer than oil
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.
Words » Without knowledge, darken advice
Words » Seditious, deceive the naive
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.
Words » Should be acceptable to God
Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes, O Lord, my strength and my salvation.
Words » Unprofitable, to be avoided
Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.
Words » In a multitude of, is sin
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
Words » Hasty, folly of
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
Words » Of jesus » Gracious
And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
Words » Of the talebearer, wounds to the soul
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
Words » Of the complete man, gentle
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.
Words » Like a tempest
How long will you say these things, and how long will the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
Words » Deceitful, are a snare to the one who utters them
You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.
Words » Fool known by the multitude of
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
Topics on Words
Duplicating Words
Genesis 22:11But the voice of the angel of the Lord came from heaven, saying, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
Gentle Words
Proverbs 15:1By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
Good Words
Proverbs 16:24Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
Kind Words
Proverbs 16:24Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
Man's Words Fulfilled
1 Samuel 3:19And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.
The Disciples Words
Matthew 13:10And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
The Power Of Words
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.
Too Many Words
Job 16:3May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?
Useless Words
Job 15:3Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?
Useless Words And Thinking
Exodus 20:7You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord
Words To Individuals Fulfilled
1 Kings 15:29And straight away when he became king, he sent destruction on all the offspring of Jeroboam; there was not one living person of all the family of Jeroboam whom he did not put to death, so the word of the Lord, which he said by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite, came about;