'Speak' in the Bible

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

Speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, [offering praise by] singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

But ye also, every one of you, let each so love his own wife as himself; but as to the wife I speak that she may fear the husband.

Pray also for me, so that, when I begin to speak, the right words will come to me. Then I will boldly make known the secret of the gospel,

For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

For many live, of whom I spoke about to you many times, but now speak about even weeping, [as] the enemies of the cross of Christ,

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

Do not speak falsehoods to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its doings,

Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

For when others speak of us they report the reception we had from you, and how you turned from your idols to God, to be bondservants of the true and ever-living God,

But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

They want to be teachers of the Law, yet they do not understand either what they are talking about or the things about which they speak so confidently.

of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like brothers,

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

He must speak in a gentle tone when correcting the errors of opponents, in the hope that God will at last give them repentance, for them to come to a full knowledge of the truth

He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.

For there are many people who are rebellious, especially those who are converts from Judaism. They speak utter nonsense and deceive people.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.

Therefore, though I might with Christ's authority speak very freely and order you to do what is fitting,

in these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages;

how will we escape [the penalty] if we ignore such a great salvation [the gospel, the new covenant]? For it was spoken at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved authentic by those who personally heard [Him speak],

For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

For both He who sanctifies and those whom He is sanctifying have all one Father; and for this reason He is not ashamed to speak of them as His brothers;

Moreover, Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant in delivering the message given him to speak;

[This mention of a rest was not a reference to their entering into Canaan.] For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not speak about another day [of opportunity] after that.

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid tithes,

Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood for on this basis the people received the Law what further need would there be to speak of appointing another kind of priest according to the order of Melchizedek, not one according to the order of Aaron?

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did, and by faith he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faith he continues to speak, even though he is dead.

For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, 'My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith -- considering the issue of the behaviour -- be imitating,

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?

So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

What is the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?

But if in your hearts you have bitter feelings of envy and rivalry, do not speak boastfully and falsely, in defiance of the truth.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

An example take ye of the suffering of evil, my brethren, and of the patience, the prophets who did speak in the name of the Lord;

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

At this they are astonished--that you do not run into the same excess of profligacy as they do; and they speak abusively of you.

If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

The Lord is not slow in fulfilling His promise, in the sense in which some men speak of slowness. But He bears patiently with you, His desire being that no one should perish but that all should come to repentance.

If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.

They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech;

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into [your] house and do not speak a greeting to him,

Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

to do judgment against all, and to convict all their impious ones, concerning all their works of impiety that they did impiously, and concerning all the stiff things that speak against Him did impious sinners.'

These are murmurers, repiners; according to their desires walking, and their mouth doth speak great swellings, giving admiration to persons for the sake of profit;

And I did turn to see the voice that did speak with me, and having turned, I saw seven golden lamp-stands,

But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.

and he cried with a great voice, as a lion doth roar, and when he cried, speak out did the seven thunders their voices;

Then the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak to me again, "Go and take the open scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land."

A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies. He was also given authority to act for 42 months.

He began to speak blasphemies against God: to blaspheme His name and His dwelling—those who dwell in heaven.

And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

and men were scorched with great heat, and they did speak evil of the name of God, who hath authority over these plagues, and they did not reform -- to give to Him glory.

and they did speak evil of the God of the heaven, from their pains, and from their sores, and they did not reform from their works.

and great hail (as of talent weight) doth come down out of the heaven upon men, and men did speak evil of God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague is very great.