11 Bible Verses about Useless Words

Thou reprovest with words, that are worth nothing; and speakest the things which can do no good!

Of these things put them in remembrance, and testify before the Lord, that they strive not about words, which is to no profit, but to pervert the hearers.

But I say unto you, that of every idle word, that men shall have spoken, they shall give accounts at the day of judgment.

Foolish questions, and genealogies, and brawlings and strife about the law; avoid, for they are unprofitable, and superfluous.

from the which things, some have erred, and have turned unto vain jangling,

For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.

Therefore hath Job opened his mouth but in vain, and foolishly hath he made so many words."

How vain, then, is the comfort that ye give me? Are not your answers clean contrary to right and truth?"

Then the commandment that went afore, is disannulled, because of her weakness and unprofitableness.

For it is not a vain word unto you: but it is your life: and through this word ye shall prolong your days in the land whither ye go over Jordan to conquer it."