'Speech' in the Bible

They brought to Him a deaf man who also had a speech difficulty, and begged Jesus to lay His hand on him.

Immediately his ears were opened, his speech difficulty was removed, and he began to speak clearly.

“What things?” He asked them.So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a Prophet powerful in action and speech before God and all the people,

“I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.

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

When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.

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

In the same way, unless you use your tongue for intelligible speech, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air.

Now as you excel in everything—faith, speech, knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us—excel also in this grace.

Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.

For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives—God is our witness—

Let no one despise your youth; instead, you should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent, empty speech and contradictions from the “knowledge” that falsely bears that name.

But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.

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.

Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action.