Bible Verses about 'Talk'

Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! Proverbs 14:23

Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! Proverbs 14:23	In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. reliability speaking encouragement
Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Proverbs 4:24	Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. speaking truth lying

Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. Proverbs 10:19	In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise. sin speaking
And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7	And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. law family children
The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. Proverbs 18:21	Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. speaking blessing self-control
Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way. Titus 2:9-10	Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. slavery work
Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. Ephesians 5:11-12	And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. sin speaking idols
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Ephesians 4:29	Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. speaking gossip goodness
Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. 1 John 3:18	My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. honesty truth speaking
When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Mark 16:19	So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. Jesus ascension heaven
Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don’t pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the Lord’s holy day. Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly. Then the Lord will be your delight. I will give you great honor and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob. I, the Lord, have spoken! Isaiah 58:13-14	If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words, Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken. sabbath
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. Ephesians 5:3	But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints. sin greed holiness
But when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost. They were all terrified when they saw him. But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage! I am here!” Mark 6:49-50	And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” miracles Jesus fear
Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything. Proverbs 13:3	He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. speaking wisdom life