Bible Verses About Words You Speak

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

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

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

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

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

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

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

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.

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.