25 Bible Verses about Mere Talk

In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

"'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

so practice and observe whatever they tell you--but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice.

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

I could strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would assuage your pain.

By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.

"If I speak, my pain is not assuaged, and if I forbear, how much of it leaves me?

And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

"How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and then we will speak.

I also could speak as you do, if you were in my place; I could join words together against you and shake my head at you.

Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge."

For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience--by word and deed,

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power.

For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?

So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be speaking into the air.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.

whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.