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 fruit.
  Proverbs 18:21blessingself-controlfruitfulness
• A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
  Luke 6:45sinblessing
• Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
  Ephesians 4:29gossipgoodness
• He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
  But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
  Proverbs 13:3wisdomlife
• Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
  1 Peter 3:9blessingcalling
• A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
  But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
  Proverbs 15:4Spiritlyinggossip
• But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
  Matthew 12:36judgment
• Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
  When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
  Proverbs 17:28wisdommind
• In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
  But he who restrains his lips is wise.
  Proverbs 10:19sin
• So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
  James 1:19listeningangerself-control
• Open your mouth for the speechless,
  In the cause of all who are appointed to die.
  Proverbs 31:8weakness
• A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,
  And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!
  Proverbs 15:23joy
• A soft answer turns away wrath,
  But a harsh word stirs up anger.
  Proverbs 15:1gentlenessanger
• My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
  1 John 3:18honestytruth
• For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.
  James 3:2blamelessbody
• The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
  But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up.
  Ecclesiastes 10:12wisdom
• A talebearer reveals secrets,
  But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
  Proverbs 11:13reliabilitygossiplying
• Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
  James 3:10sinworshipblessing
• Let my mouth be filled with Your praise
  And with Your glory all the day.
  Psalm 71:8worshippraise
• Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
  Matthew 18:15sinlisteningreconciliation
• Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
  Luke 12:3sinlisteninglight
• Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
  Colossians 4:5-6gentlenesswisdom
• That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
  Romans 10:9faithJesusconfession
• Without counsel, plans go awry,
  But in the multitude of counselors they are established.
  Proverbs 15:22planning
• Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
  Romans 8:26Spiritprayerweakness