Bible Verses about 'Words'
- Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
- The words of a wise man win favor,
but a fool’s tongue is his undoing. - Pleasing words are like a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and affording health to the body. - Acquire wisdom and gain understanding;
never forget or turn aside from my words. - The explanation of your words gives light
and imparts understanding to the simple. - If you abide in me
and my words abide in you,
you may ask for whatever you wish,
and it will be done for you. - Where many words are spoken, sin is not absent,
but whoever restrains his tongue is prudent. - I have not strayed from the commandments of his lips;
I have treasured in my heart the words of his mouth. - Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart
find favor in your sight,
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. - The whispers of a gossiper are tasty morsels
that corrode one’s inner being. - My son, concentrate attentively on my words;
pay heed to the instructions I pass on to you.
Do not let them slip from your mind;
keep them forever in your heart. - If you would seriously consider my reproof,
I would pour out my thoughts to you
and make my precepts known to you. - When you pray do not go on babbling endlessly as the pagans do, for they believe that they are more likely to be heard because of their many words.
- Therefore say to them, “Thus says the Lord God: The fulfillment of my words will not be delayed any longer. What I have said will be done now. This is the word of the Lord God.”
- Everyone who hears these words of mine and acts in accordance with them will be like a wise man who constructed his house on a rock foundation.
- Moses remained with the Lord for forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments, on the tablets.
- Fine words are not becoming to a fool,
and much less are false words to a noble. - Prepare in advance what you want to say,
and return to the Lord.
Say to him, “Take away all guilt
and give us what is good,
so that we may present as offerings
the bullocks from our stalls.” - Listen, my son, and take my words to heart,
and the years of your life will be multiplied. - Every word you utter is true,
and all your righteous judgments are everlasting. - The lips of the righteous utter words of kindness,
but the mouth of the wicked knows only how to pervert. - In the same way, even the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs that cannot be put into words.
- A gentle reply turns away wrath,
but a harsh word arouses anger. - Let my teaching fall down like rain,
and my words descend like the dew.
Like rain upon the sprouts,
and like showers upon the grass. - You shall keep these things that I command you today in your heart. Teach them to your children. You shall talk of them when you are sitting in your home, and when you are walking along the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up.
- Let no foul word ever pass your lips. Say only what is useful for edification, so that your words may benefit your listeners.
- He cried out, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” And with these words he breathed his last.
- A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
but an undisciplined tongue crushes the spirit. - The lips of a fool cause strife,
and his mouth provokes a flogging. - Dear children,
let us love not in word or speech
but in deed and truth. - The tongue of the just man is like pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is without worth. - Blessings are showered on the head of the righteous,
but sorrow will cover the face of the wicked. - With his mouth the godless man seeks to ruin his neighbor,
but knowledge enables the righteous to be delivered. - Let those who are wise understand these words,
and let the prudent acknowledge them.
For straight are the ways of the Lord;
the upright walk in them,
but sinners stumble. - In other words, God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, and not holding people’s transgressions against them, and he committed to us the message of reconciliation.
- If you refrain from traveling on the Sabbath
and from engaging in your own interests on my holy day,
if you call the Sabbath a day of joy
and regard the Lord’s holy day as honorable,
if you honor it by not going your own way,
serving your own interests,
or attending to your own affairs;
then you will find true happiness in the Lord,
and I will enable you to ride
upon the heights of the earth.
I will nourish you with the heritage of your father Jacob,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. - Therefore, heed my words. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Surely life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
- These are the words of the Lord of hosts:
Stand at the crossroads and look around;
ask for the ancient paths.
When you are shown where the good way lies,
walk along it and your souls will find rest.
However, they said, “We will not take it.” - Jesus answered him,
“Whoever loves me will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we will come to him
and make our abode with him.” - And now, brethren, farewell. Mend your ways. Encourage one another. Be of one mind and live in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.
- I am now about to go the way of all upon the earth. You know very well in your hearts and your souls that not one of the good things that the Lord, your God, promised you has failed to take place. Every promise has been fulfilled, not one of them has been broken.
- On one Sabbath as Jesus was teaching in the synagogue, a woman was present, possessed by a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and completely unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.” Then he laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and began praising God.
But the leader of the synagogue was indignant because Jesus had effected a cure on the Sabbath, and he said to the assembled people, “There are six days when work is permitted. Come on those days and be cured, and not on the Sabbath.” The Lord said to him in reply, “You hypocrites! Is there a single one of you who does not untie his ox or his donkey and lead it from its stall to give it water on the Sabbath? Should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has held bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath?” At these words, all his adversaries were put to shame, and the people rejoiced at all the wonderful things he was doing.
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