40 Bible Verses about speaking
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So it is with you; unless in your ecstatic speaking you speak a message that is clearly intelligible, how can the message spoken by you be understood? You might just as well be talking to the air!
For whoever speaks in ecstasy is speaking not to men but to God, for no one understands him, and yet by the Spirit he is speaking secret truths.
For it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking through you.
If anybody speaks in ecstasy, there must be only two, or three at most, and let one speak at a time, and someone explain what he says.
If anyone is preaching, let him do it as one who utters the oracles of God; if anyone is rendering any service to others, let him do it with all the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
One night in a vision the Lord said to Paul, "Stop being afraid, go on speaking, never give up;
But in the public congregation I would rather speak five words with my mind in action, in order to instruct the people too, than ten thousand words in ecstasy.
Now since I have the same spirit of faith as he who said in the Scriptures, "I believed, and so I spoke," I too believe, and so I speak,
But if there is no one to explain it, let him keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God alone.
But when they turn you over to the courts, you must not worry at all about how or what you ought to speak, for it will be given you at that hour what you ought to speak.
You must understand this, my dearly loved brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to get angry;
Why is it that you misunderstand what I say? It is because you cannot listen to what I teach.
and always be speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Keep on praying and praising the Lord with all your heart;
Women must keep quiet in the churches, for no permission is given them to speak. On the contrary, they must take a subordinate place, just as the law says.
"I have told you these things in allegories, but a time is coming when I shall not do so any longer, but will plainly tell you about the Father.
Now you will keep silent and be unable to talk until the day when this takes place, because you did not believe what I told you, for it will be fulfilled at the proper time."
From Thematic Bible
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » A voice » Speaking
For it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking through you.
Evil » Speaking » Warnings against
You must remove all bitterness, rage, anger, loud threats, and insults, with all malice.
For "Whoever wants to enjoy life and see delightful days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
So once for all get rid of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all sorts of slander,
And the tongue is a fire, and takes its place among the parts of our bodies as a world of evil; it soils the whole body and sets on fire the circle of man's nature, and itself is set on fire by hell.
Stop talking against one another, brothers. Whoever is in the habit of talking against a brother or of criticizing his brother is criticizing and condemning the law. But if you are in the habit of criticizing the law, you are not a practicer but a critic of the law.
Speaking » Folly in
So I tell you, for every worthless word that men utter they will have to give account on the day of judgment; for it is by your words that you will be acquitted and by your words that you will be condemned."
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Speaking
For it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking through you.
Topics on Speaking
Christ Speaking
John 18:20Jesus answered him, "I have spoken publicly to the world; I have always taught in the synagogues and in the temple where all the Jews are in the habit of meeting, and I have not spoken anything in secret.
Christ Speaking To Disciples
Matthew 12:49And with a gesture toward His disciples He said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.
Evil Speaking
1 Peter 2:1So once for all get rid of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all sorts of slander,
God Speaking
John 9:29We do know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this fellow comes from."
God Speaking Of Old
Hebrews 1:1It was bit by bit and in many different ways that God in olden times spoke to our forefathers through the prophets,
Speaking Again
Acts 10:15A second time the voice came to him, "The things that God has cleansed you must not call unclean."
Speaking As From God
1 Peter 4:11If anyone is preaching, let him do it as one who utters the oracles of God; if anyone is rendering any service to others, let him do it with all the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Speaking By The Spirit
Luke 12:12for at that very moment the Holy Spirit will teach you what you ought to say."
Speaking In Christ's Name
Matthew 7:22Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, was it not in your name that we prophesied, and in your name that we drove out demons, and in your name that we did many wonder-works?'
Speaking In Tongues
Acts 19:1-7It was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, by passing through the inland districts, came to Ephesus. He found a few disciples there
Speaking The Word God Gives
Luke 21:15for I will give you such wisdom of speech as all your opponents combined will not be able to resist and refute.
Speaking Truth
Ephesians 4:15But, on the other hand, we shall go on holding to the truth and in love growing up into perfect union with Him, that is, Christ Himself who is the Head.
Speaking, Evil
Romans 3:13Their throats are just like open graves, with their tongues they have spoken treachery; the poison of asps is under their lips.
Speaking, Wisdom In
James 1:19You must understand this, my dearly loved brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to get angry;
The Dumb Speaking
Luke 1:64Then the use of his voice and tongue was at once restored,: and he began to speak, and continued to praise God.
While Still Speaking
Acts 10:44While Peter was still speaking these truths, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message.
