69 Bible Verses about Speaking (2/3)

Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.
James 3:10 sin worship blessing
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Colossians 4:5-6 gentleness wisdom

Gracious words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24 gentleness soul food
So is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11 Word of God reliability fruitfulness
Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.
Proverbs 18:2 wisdom selfishness
Save me, Lord,
from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues.
Psalm 120:2 redeemer soul lying
All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23 reliability encouragement poverty
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 prayer heart
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:17 gratitude following work
With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
Proverbs 11:9 righteousness wisdom gossip
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
Romans 10:10 faith salvation acknowledging
The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
Proverbs 10:32 truth righteousness lying
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1 love angels
Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips
and spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18 gossip lying
Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
Psalm 34:13 evil truth lying
Anxiety weighs down the heart,
but a kind word cheers it up.
Proverbs 12:25 worrying heart
Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.
James 5:12 honesty truth judgement
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
Psalm 9:1 worship gratitude miracles
In my distress I called to the Lord;
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.
Psalm 18:6 prayer listening
It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3 peace anger
The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.
Proverbs 18:6 wisdom
Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Proverbs 4:24 truth lying
They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
Acts 2:3-4 Spirit pentecost Holy Spirit
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
Ephesians 5:11-12 sin idols fruitfulness
Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.”
Matthew 21:21 faith miracles trust

Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

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