59 Bible Verses about speaking
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So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.
For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.
If any man speaketh in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most three, and that in turn; and let one interpret:
if any man speaketh,'speaking as it were oracles of God; is any man ministereth, ministering as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:
howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;
Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.
Ye know this , my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak; behold, it is I.
speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.
And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak.
Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law.
These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Nay, but by men of'strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;
Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
From Thematic Bible
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » A voice » Speaking
Evil » Speaking » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:
For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Speaking » Folly in
And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool's voice with a multitude of words.
For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God.
As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Speaking
Topics on Speaking
Christ Speaking
John 18:20Jesus answered him, I have spoken openly to the world; I ever taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and in secret spake I nothing.
Christ Speaking To Disciples
Matthew 12:49And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!
Evil Speaking
1 Peter 2:1Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
God Speaking Of Old
Hebrews 1:1God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,
Speaking Again
Job 33:14For God speaketh once, Yea twice, though man regardeth it not.
Speaking As From God
Jeremiah 15:19Therefore thus saith Jehovah, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them.
Speaking By The Spirit
2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue.
Speaking In Christ's Name
Matthew 7:22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?
Speaking In Tongues
Acts 19:1-7And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:
Speaking The Word God Gives
Exodus 4:12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.
Speaking To God
Genesis 18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:
Speaking Truth
Ephesians 4:15but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;
Speaking With The Mouth
Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
Speaking, Evil
Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:
Speaking, Wisdom In
James 1:19Ye know this , my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
The Dumb Speaking
Luke 1:64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed , and he spake, blessing God.
The Spirit Speaking
Acts 8:29And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
While Still Speaking
Isaiah 65:24And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
