58 Bible Verses about Speech, Positive Aspects Of

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth: lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.

I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness And of thy praise all the day long.

O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

But ye are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.

Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame.

And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them.

rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.

Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God: out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they did chide with him sharply. And he said unto them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked'speaketh perverseness.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon; he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.

being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now.

And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and'spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver. As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,'so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

Ye know this , my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one .

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart; He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.