59 Bible Verses about speaking

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So also you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that is clear, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.

For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.

I will hear what God the Lord will say;
For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones;
But let them not turn back to folly.

“Indeed God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.

If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn, and one must interpret;

And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent;

however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

But He was speaking of the temple of His body.

But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak,

A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.

for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

Jesus *said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”

Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you.

but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

Therefore My people shall know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’”

And how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born?

‘Job speaks without knowledge,
And his words are without wisdom.

But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And all that I command you, you shall speak.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were years older than he.

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says.

“These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father.

And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

Indeed, He will speak to this people
Through stammering lips and a foreign tongue,

Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts,
“Because you have spoken this word,
Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire
And this people wood, and it will consume them.

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James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.

James 4:11

Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.

More verses: Titus 3:1-2

Speaking » Folly in

Matthew 12:36-37

"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

Proverbs 18:6-7

A fool's lips bring strife, And his mouth calls for blows. A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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Topics on Speaking

Christ Speaking

John 18:20

Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret.

Christ Speaking To Disciples

Matthew 12:49

And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers!

Speaking Again

Job 33:14

“Indeed God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.

Speaking As From God

Jeremiah 15:19

Therefore, thus says the Lord,
If you return, then I will restore you—
Before Me you will stand;
And if you extract the precious from the worthless,
You will become My spokesman.
They for their part may turn to you,
But as for you, you must not turn to them.

Speaking In Christ's Name

Matthew 7:22

Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’

Speaking In Tongues

Acts 19:1-7

It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples.

Speaking To God

Genesis 18:27

And Abraham replied, “Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes.

Speaking With The Mouth

Ezekiel 3:27

But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.

The Dumb Speaking

Luke 1:64

And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God.

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