43 Bible Verses about The Power Of Words

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb:
sweet to the taste and health to the body.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit,

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

If anyone speaks, it should be as one who speaks God’s words; if anyone serves, it should be from the strength God provides, so that God may be glorified through Jesus Christ in everything. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

For the king’s word is authoritative, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

so that your faith might not be based on men’s wisdom but on God’s power.

When it is in your power,
don’t withhold good from the one it belongs to.

for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

because you are not speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.

For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for man?

So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his speech and actions.

There is no speech; there are no words;
their voice is not heard.

Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Hosts says:

Because you have spoken this word,
I am going to make My words
become fire in your mouth.
These people are the wood,
and the fire will consume them.

They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we were among you for your benefit,

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.

Then the Lord reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and told me:

I have now filled your mouth with My words.

by the message of truth,
by the power of God;
through weapons of righteousness
on the right hand and the left,

Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.

For we are not like the many who market God’s message for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,

The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

The Lord God has given Me
the tongue of those who are instructed
to know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me each morning;
He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.

From the words of his mouth,
a man will enjoy good things,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

A wise warrior is better than a strong one,
and a man of knowledge than one of strength;

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.

Simon Peter answered, “Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life.

The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”

You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit who is on you, and My words that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouth of your children, or from the mouth of your children’s children, from now on and forever,” says the Lord.

Jesus told them, “Are you not deceived because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God?

you have been trapped by the words of your lips—
ensnared by the words of your mouth.

A man takes joy in giving an answer;
and a timely word—how good that is!

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me,
His word was on my tongue.

Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters,
a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.