'Speech' in the Bible

For out of the heart proceed wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech.

Another saying of His was this: "How are we to picture the Kingdom of God? or by what figure of speech shall we represent it?

After He had left the crowd and gone indoors, His disciples began to ask Him about this figure of speech.

"Ah, now you are using plain language," said His disciples, "and are uttering no figure of speech!

that you have been so richly blessed in Him, with readiness of speech and fulness of knowledge.

Yes, just as you are already very rich in faith, readiness of speech, knowledge, unwearied zeal, and in the love that is in you, implanted by us, see to it that this grace of liberal giving also flourishes in you.

And if in the matter of speech I am no orator, yet in knowledge I am not deficient. Nay, we have in every way made that fully evident to you.

in fulfilment of my eager expectation and hope that I shall never have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ will be glorified in me, now as always, either by my life or by my death.

For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring great freedom of speech in proclaiming the faith which rests on Christ Jesus.

Let no one think slightingly of you because you are a young man; but in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, be an example for your fellow Christians to imitate.

For we often stumble and fall, all of us. If there is any one who never stumbles in speech, that man has reached maturity of character and is able to curb his whole nature.