39 Bible Verses about Speech

sound speech that can not be condemned; that he that is opposed may be ashamed, seeing he has no evil thing to say of us.

My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.

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

For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own appetites; and, by good words and fair speeches, they deceive the hearts of the simple.

So, also, unless you, with the tongue, utter words that are intelligible, how shall that which is spoken be known? for you will speak into the air.

that you are enriched by him in every thing, in all speech, and in all knowledge,

Let no impure speech come out of your mouth, but whatever is good for needful edification, that it may give grace to the hearers:

For in many things we all offend. If any one offends not in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

Since then we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech,

But now do you also put away all these anger, wrath, malice, reviling, obscene language from your mouth.

by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Let no one despise your youth; but be an example to the believers, in word, in behavior, in love, in spirit, in faithfulness, in purity.

Why do you not know what I say? Because you can not understand my words.

for I will give you a mouth, and wisdom, which all your opposers shall not be able to gainsay or withstand.

But let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no; for whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.

and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

Now as you excel in every thing, in faith, and in speech, and in knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us, see that you excel in this gift also.

For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.

These things I have spoken to you in parables; the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in parables, but will teach you plainly concerning the Father.

But if I am unpolished in my style of speech, yet I am not so in knowledge. But we have been fully manifested among you in all things.

And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

Now I say this, that no one may deceive you by persuasive words.

For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of speech, lest the cross of the Christ should be deprived of its power.

For his letters, says one, are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his style of speech contemptible.

Great is my plainness of speech to you, great is my boasting of you; I am filled with comfort, I am exceedingly joyful in all our affliction.

His disciples said to him: Lo, now thou speakest plainly, and speakest no parable.

After a little while, those who stood by came and said to Peter: Of a truth you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you.