Bible Verses about Speaking

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• Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
  and those who love it will eat its fruits.
  Proverbs 18:21blessingself-controlfruitfulness
• The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
  Luke 6:45sinblessing
• Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
  Ephesians 4:29gossipgoodness
• Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
  he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  Proverbs 13:3wisdomlife
• Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
  1 Peter 3:9blessingcalling
• A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
  but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
  Proverbs 15:4Spiritlyinggossip
• I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.
  Matthew 12:36judgment
• Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
  when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
  Proverbs 17:28wisdommind
• When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
  but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
  Proverbs 10:19sin
• Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
  James 1:19listeningangerself-control
• Open your mouth for the mute,
  for the rights of all who are destitute.
  Proverbs 31:8weakness
• To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
  and a word in season, how good it is!
  Proverbs 15:23joy
• A soft answer turns away wrath,
  but a harsh word stirs up anger.
  Proverbs 15:1gentlenessanger
• Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
  1 John 3:18honestytruth
• For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
  James 3:2blamelessbody
• The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor,
  but the lips of a fool consume him.
  Ecclesiastes 10:12wisdom
• Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets,
  but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
  Proverbs 11:13reliabilitygossiplying
• From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
  James 3:10sinworshipblessing
• My mouth is filled with your praise,
  and with your glory all the day.
  Psalm 71:8worshippraise
• If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
  Matthew 18:15sinlisteningreconciliation
• Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
  Luke 12:3sinlisteninglight
• Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
  Colossians 4:5-6gentlenesswisdom
• Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
  Romans 10:9faithJesusconfession
• Without counsel plans fail,
  but with many advisers they succeed.
  Proverbs 15:22planning
• Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
  Romans 8:26Spiritprayerweakness