Bible Verses about 'Speaking'

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• Keep your tongue from evil
  And your lips from speaking deceit.
  Psalm 34:13 speaking evil truth
• But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that is, Christ.
  Ephesians 4:15 love truth Jesus
• Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
  And those who love it will eat its fruit.
  Proverbs 18:21 speaking blessing self-control
• The good person out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.
  Luke 6:45 sin speaking blessing
• Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
  Ephesians 4:29 speaking gossip goodness
• One who guards his mouth protects his life;
  One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  Proverbs 13:3 speaking wisdom life
• Not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you would inherit a blessing.
  1 Peter 3:9 speaking blessing calling
• A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
  But perversion in it crushes the spirit.
  Proverbs 15:4 speaking Spirit lying
• For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.
  James 3:2 blameless speaking body
• And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.
  Matthew 6:7 speaking prayer thoughts
• But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment.
  Matthew 12:36 speaking judgment
• Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
  When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
  Proverbs 17:28 speaking wisdom mind
• When there are many words, wrongdoing is unavoidable,
  But one who restrains his lips is wise.
  Proverbs 10:19 sin speaking
• You know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
  James 1:19 speaking listening anger
• While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him!”
  Matthew 17:5 God joy Jesus
• Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak,
  For the rights of all the unfortunate.
  Proverbs 31:8 speaking weakness
• A person has joy in an apt answer,
  And how delightful is a timely word!
  Proverbs 15:23 speaking joy
• A gentle answer turns away wrath,
  But a harsh word stirs up anger.
  Proverbs 15:1 speaking gentleness anger
• Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
  1 John 3:18 honesty truth speaking
• Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him.
  Ecclesiastes 10:12 speaking wisdom
• And when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you at that time; for you are not the ones speaking, but it is the Holy Spirit.
  Mark 13:11 speaking Spirit worrying
• One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
  But one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
  Proverbs 11:13 reliability speaking gossip
• From the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.
  James 3:10 sin speaking worship
• My mouth is filled with Your praise
  And with Your glory all day long.
  Psalm 71:8 speaking worship praise
• Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
  Colossians 4:5-6 gentleness wisdom speaking
• Now if your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
  Matthew 18:15 sin speaking listening
• Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
  Luke 12:3 sin speaking listening
• That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
  Romans 10:9 faith speaking Jesus
• Without consultation, plans are frustrated,
  But with many counselors they succeed.
  Proverbs 15:22 speaking planning
• Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
  Romans 8:26 speaking Spirit prayer
• For,
  “The one who desires life, to love and see good days,
  Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
  He must turn away from evil and do good;
  He must seek peace and pursue it.”
  1 Peter 3:10-11 love peace life
• Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
  Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
  Proverbs 16:24 gentleness speaking soul
• Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;
  Make His deeds known among the peoples.
  Psalm 105:1 speaking evangelism worship
• So will My word be which goes out of My mouth;
  It will not return to Me empty,
  Without accomplishing what I desire,
  And without succeeding in the purpose for which I sent it.
  Isaiah 55:11 Word of God speaking reliability
• If I speak with the tongues of mankind and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
  1 Corinthians 13:1 love speaking angels
• May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
  Be acceptable in Your sight,
  Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
  Psalm 19:14 speaking prayer heart
• A fool does not delight in understanding,
  But in revealing his own mind.
  Proverbs 18:2 speaking wisdom selfishness
• Rescue my soul, Lord, from lying lips,
  From a deceitful tongue.
  Psalm 120:2 speaking redeemer soul
• With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor,
  But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.
  Proverbs 11:9 righteousness speaking wisdom
• A fool’s lips bring strife,
  And his mouth invites beatings.
  Proverbs 18:6 speaking wisdom
• In all labor there is profit,
  But mere talk leads only to poverty.
  Proverbs 14:23 reliability speaking encouragement
• Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down,
  But a good word makes it glad.
  Proverbs 12:25 speaking worrying heart
• If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
  James 1:26 speaking
• Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
  Colossians 3:17 speaking gratitude following
• Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.
  Ephesians 5:11-12 sin speaking idols
• Avoiding strife is an honor for a person,
  But any fool will quarrel.
  Proverbs 20:3 speaking peace anger
• When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
  Through my groaning all day long.
  Psalm 32:3 sin confession speaking
• The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
  But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted.
  Proverbs 10:32 truth righteousness speaking
• Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth
  And keep devious speech far from you.
  Proverbs 4:24 speaking truth lying
• But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin.
  Matthew 5:37 reliability evil speaking