20 Bible Verses about Answering People

Sanctify the Christ as Lord (kurios: master) in your hearts. Always be ready to answer every man who asks you a reason for your hope, yet with meekness (mildness) and respect!

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Jesus answered: I will ask you one question. If you give me the answer, I will say by what authority I do these things.

Jesus said: I will ask you one question. Give me an answer, and I will say by what authority I do these things.

David said: Now I ask you a question. Do not try to hide the truth! The woman replied: Please go ahead, Your Majesty.

I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him. Remember from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of Jehovah.

I will answer you and your friends with you.

The soldiers repeated to David how the man who kills Goliath would be treated.

He turned to face another man and asked the same question. The other soldiers gave him the same answer.

Then Haggai asked: This person is defiled because he has touched a dead body. If he then touches any of these foods, will that make them defiled too? The priests answered, Yes.

All that heard him were amazed at his understanding.

What then will one answer the messengers that come to us from Philistia? We will tell them that Jehovah has established Zion and in her the poor and afflicted of his people find refuge.

They answered: The man kept asking about our family and us. He asked, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How could we possibly know he would say, 'Bring your brother here'?

Ephron answered Abraham:

The wisest of her ladies answered her, and she told herself over and over,

Solomon answered all her questions. Nothing was hidden from the king that he did not explain to her.

The king sent an answer to Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, and their friends living in Samaria, and to the rest of those across the river, saying, Peace to you:

When he said this one of the officers standing nearby struck Jesus with his hand, saying: You answer the high priest!

The earth will answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they will answer Jezreel.