19 Bible Verses about Conversation
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You must stop letting any bad word pass your lips, but only words that are good for building up as the occasion demands, so that they will result in spiritual blessing to the hearers.
The good man out of his good inner storehouse, brings out good things, the bad man, out of his bad one, bad things.
Always let your conversation be seasoned with salt, that is, with winsomeness, so that you may know how to make a fitting answer to everyone.
But your way of speaking must be a simple 'Yes' or 'No.' Anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
Above all, my brothers, stop swearing, either by heaven or by the earth, or by anything else. Let your "Yes" mean Yes, and your "No," No, so as to keep from falling under condemnation.
But now you too must once for all put them all aside -- anger, rage, malice, and abusive, filthy talk from your lips.
And Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
But they were filled with fury and began to discuss what they could do to Jesus.
Then they began to discuss among themselves which one it was who was going to do this.
and were talking together about all these things that had taken place. And as they were talking, and discussing these things, Jesus Himself came up near to them and continued to walk with them,
While He was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and His brothers had taken their stand outside, trying hard to get to speak to Him.
Then they began to discuss it among themselves, and said, "It is because we did not take any bread."
Jesus knew it and said, "Why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? Have you so little faith?
Then He said to them, "What is this that you are discussing together as you walk?" So they stopped and stood still with puzzled countenances.
So he went back upstairs, and broke the bread and ate with them, and after talking with them extendedly, even till daylight, he left them.
At the same time he was hoping to get money from Paul, and so he kept on sending for him and talking with him.
Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered, "To the emperor you have appealed, to the emperor you shall go!"
From Thematic Bible
Conversation » Speech, admonitions concerning
Continue to be an example in wholesome instructions which you learned from me, in the faith and love that come through union with Christ Jesus.
But your way of speaking must be a simple 'Yes' or 'No.' Anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
Always let your conversation be seasoned with salt, that is, with winsomeness, so that you may know how to make a fitting answer to everyone.
let your message be wholesome and unobjectionable, so that our opponent may be put to shame at having nothing evil to say about us.
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