27 Bible Verses about Conversation
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{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,
The good person from his good treasury brings out good [things], and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil [things].
Let your speech always [be] with grace, seasoned with salt, so that [you] may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.
But let your statement be 'Yes, yes; no, no,' and anything beyond these is from the evil one.
Now above all, my brothers, do not swear either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no, in order that you may not fall under judgment.
But now you also lay aside all [these] things: anger, rage, wickedness, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
[We] who would take sweet counsel together; in the house of God we would walk with [the] throng.
And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. And afterward his brothers spoke with him.
And Elijah appeared to them together with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
But they were filled with fury, and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
And they began to debate with one another who then of them it could be who was going to do this.
and they were conversing with one another about all these [things] that had happened. And it happened that while they were conversing, and discussing, Jesus himself also approached [and] began to go along with them,
"And you, son of man, {your people}, the ones talking together concerning you beside the walls and in the doorways of the houses, each one with his brother {saying}, 'Please come and hear what [is] the word {that is going out from Yahweh}.'
And the king spoke with them, {and among all of them no one was found like} Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; then they stood {before} the king.
So {how am I, a servant of my lord} to speak with {you, my lord}, and I {just now} {have no strength in me}?"
Then those who revered Yahweh spoke {with one another}. And Yahweh listened attentively and heard, and a scroll of remembrance was written {before him} of those who revere Yahweh and ponder his name.
And [while] he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.
So they were discussing [this] among themselves, saying, "[It is] because we did not take bread."
But knowing [this], Jesus said, "Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, [you] of little faith?
And behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
And he said to them, "What [are] these matters that you are discussing with one another [as you] are walking along?" And they stood still, looking sad.
So he went up and broke bread, and [when he] had eaten and talked for a long [time], until dawn, then he departed.
At the same time he was also hoping that money would be given to him by Paul. For this reason also he sent for him as often as possible [and] talked with him.
Then Festus, [after] discussing [this] with [his] council, replied, "You have appealed to Caesar--to Caesar you will go!"
And when Moses came before Yahweh to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he went out, and he would go out and would speak to the {Israelites} what he had been commanded.
And the {Israelites} would see the face of Moses, that the skin of the face of Moses shone, and Moses would put back the veil on his face until his coming to speak with him.
From Thematic Bible
Conversation » Speech, admonitions concerning
Hold fast to the pattern of sound words which you heard from me, in the faith and love [that are] in Christ Jesus.
He who spares his sayings knows knowledge, and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
But let your statement be 'Yes, yes; no, no,' and anything beyond these is from the evil one.
Let your speech always [be] with grace, seasoned with salt, so that [you] may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.