Bible Verses About Public Speaking

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I 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.

19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

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

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

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

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

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

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

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.

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.