15 Bible Verses about Speaking, Wisdom In
Most Relevant Verses
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
I said, “I will guard my ways
That I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
But perversion in it crushes the spirit.
The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
But pleasant words are pure.
By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
He who restrains his words has knowledge,
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,
But the lips of the wise will protect them.
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