59 Bible Verses about speaking

In the same way, unless you speak an intelligible message with your language, how will anyone know what is being said? You'll be talking into the air!

Now, go! I myself will help you with your speech, and I'll teach you what you are to say."

For the person who speaks in a foreign language is not actually speaking to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands him, because he is talking about secrets by the Spirit.

Let me listen to what God, the LORD, says; for the LORD will promise peace to his people, to his holy ones; may they not return to foolishness.

It won't be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

"God speaks time and time again but nobody notices

If anyone speaks in a foreign language, only two or three at the most should do so, one at a time, and somebody must interpret.

Whoever speaks must speak God's words. Whoever serves must serve with the strength that God supplies, so that in every way God may be glorified through Jesus, the Messiah. Glory and power belong to him forever and ever! Amen.

I thank God that I speak in foreign languages more than all of you.

Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction.

One night, the Lord told Paul in a vision, "Stop being afraid to speak out! Don't remain silent!

But in church I would rather speak five words with my mind to instruct others than 10,000 words in a foreign language.

But the sanctuary he was speaking about was his own body.

Now since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with this Scripture: "I believed, and so I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak.

a time to tear, and a time to mend; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;

Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.

For it is shameful even to mention what is done by these disobedient people in secret.

"I am he," Jesus replied, "the one who is speaking to you."

They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see.

Don't listen to everything that is spoken you may hear your servant cursing you,

If an interpreter is not present, the speaker should remain silent in the church and speak to himself and God.

When they hand you over, don't worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say, because in that hour what you are to say will be given to you.

You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

Therefore my people will know my name; in that day they'll know that it is I who speaks, "Here I am!'

Why don't you understand what I've said? It's because you can't listen to my words.

Then you will recite to one another psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; you will sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts;

So how is it that each one of us hears them speaking in his own native language:

Job has been speaking from his own ignorance, and what he has to say lacks insight!

Land, land, land, listen to this message from the LORD!

Before they call, I will answer, while they are still speaking, I'll hear.

Then the LORD told me, "Don't say, "I'm only a young man,' for you will go everywhere I send you, and you will speak everything I command you.

Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies.

Elihu waited to have a word with Job, since the others were older than he,

Don't speak when a fool is listening, because he'll despise your wise words.

As in all the churches of the saints, the women must keep silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak out, but must place themselves in submission, as the oral law also says.

"I have said these things to you in figurative language. The time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

The wicked go astray from the womb; they go astray, telling lies even from birth.

But because you did not believe my announcement, which will be fulfilled at its proper time, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day this happens."

Very well, then, through the mouths of foreigners and foreign languages the LORD will speak to this people

Therefore, this is what the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies says: "Because you people have said this, my words in your mouth will become a fire and these people the wood. The fire will destroy them.