Bible Verses about 'Words'
- Wise words bring approval,
but fools are destroyed by their own words. - Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
- Kind words are like honey—
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. - Get wisdom; develop good judgment.
Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. - But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
- I have not departed from his commands,
but have treasured his words more than daily food. - May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. - The teaching of your word gives light,
so even the simple can understand. - Too much talk leads to sin.
Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. - My child, pay attention to what I say.
Listen carefully to my words.
Don’t lose sight of them.
Let them penetrate deep into your heart. - The lips of the godly speak helpful words,
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words. - Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart. - When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
- The very essence of your words is truth;
all your just regulations will stand forever. - Come and listen to my counsel.
I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise. - A gentle answer deflects anger,
but harsh words make tempers flare. - Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
even less are lies fitting for a ruler. - Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord.
Say to him,
“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,
so that we may offer you our praises.” - Therefore, tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: No more delay! I will now do everything I have threatened. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!’
- Moses remained there on the mountain with the Lord forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the Lord wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments—on the stone tablets.
- Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
- Gentle words are a tree of life;
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. - Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
they are asking for a beating. - And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
- The words of the godly are like sterling silver;
the heart of a fool is worthless. - Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.
- The godly are showered with blessings;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. - With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
but knowledge will rescue the righteous. - Let my teaching fall on you like rain;
let my speech settle like dew.
Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,
like gentle showers on young plants. - 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.
- My child, listen to me and do as I say,
and you will have a long, good life. - 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.
- Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.
- Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
- 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! - Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.”
- Soon I will die, going the way of everything on earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed!
- Let those who are wise understand these things.
Let those with discernment listen carefully.
The paths of the Lord are true and right,
and righteous people live by walking in them.
But in those paths sinners stumble and fall. - For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.
- That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
- This is what the Lord says:
“Stop at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’” - One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!” Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God! But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. “There are six days of the week for working,” he said to the crowd. “Come on those days to be healed, not on the Sabbath.” But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don’t you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water? This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn’t it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?” This shamed his enemies, but all the people rejoiced at the wonderful things he did.
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