【Top】78+ Bible Verses About Speech - KJV Scriptures

“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit”

— Proverbs 15:4

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath”

— James 1:19

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers”

— Ephesians 4:29

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof”

— Proverbs 18:21

“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger”

— Proverbs 15:1

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord , my strength, and my redeemer”

— Psalm 19:14

“But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation”

— James 5:12

“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain”

— James 1:26

“Set a watch, O Lord , before my mouth; keep the door of my lips”

— Psalm 141:3

“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment”

— Matthew 12:36

“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body”

— James 3:2

“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man”

— Matthew 15:11

“Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right”

— Proverbs 16:13

“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver”

— Proverbs 25:11

“He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit”

— Proverbs 17:27

“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate”

— Proverbs 8:13

“Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day”

— Psalm 71:8

“But thou, O Lord , art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head”

— Psalm 3:3

“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell”

— James 3:6

“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it”

— Isaiah 55:11

“Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops”

— Luke 12:3

“He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace”

— Proverbs 11:12

“And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness”

— Acts 4:31

“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks”

— Ephesians 5:4

“Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not”

— Romans 12:14

“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”

— Romans 8:26

“Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother”

— Matthew 18:15

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations”

— James 1:2

“The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness”

— Proverbs 10:32

“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness”

— Proverbs 31:26

“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity”

— 1 Timothy 4:12

“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth”

— 1 John 3:18

“A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter”

— Proverbs 11:13

“Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing”

— 1 Peter 3:9

“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad”

— Proverbs 12:25

“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth”

— Colossians 3:8

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”

— Colossians 3:16

“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them”

— Proverbs 12:6

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved”

— Romans 10:9

“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men”

— Titus 3:2

“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself”

— Ecclesiastes 10:12

“My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding”

— Psalm 49:3

“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established”

— Proverbs 15:22

“For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord , thou knowest it altogether”

— Psalm 139:4

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John”

— Revelation 1:1

“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes”

— Proverbs 18:6

“Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile”

— Psalm 34:13

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal”

— 1 Corinthians 13:1

“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you”

— John 15:3

“Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God”

— 1 Peter 1:21

“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile”

— 1 Peter 3:10

“The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness”

— Proverbs 15:2

“Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince”

— Proverbs 17:7

“The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned”

— Isaiah 50:4

“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another”

— Ephesians 4:25

“A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself”

— Proverbs 18:2

“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy”

— Proverbs 31:9

“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be”

— James 3:10

“But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil”

— Matthew 5:37

“The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord : but the words of the pure are pleasant words”

— Proverbs 15:26

“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food”

— Job 23:12

“In my distress I called upon the Lord , and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears”

— Psalm 18:6

“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction”

— Proverbs 31:8

“The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things”

— Proverbs 15:28

“He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him”

— Proverbs 18:13

“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health”

— Proverbs 12:18

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”

— John 3:16

“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth”

— Colossians 3:2

“An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered”

— Proverbs 11:9

“He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction”

— Proverbs 13:3

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones”

— Proverbs 16:24

“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding”

— Proverbs 17:28

“Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man”

— Colossians 4:6

“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise”

— Proverbs 10:19

“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ”

— Ephesians 4:15

“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it”

— Proverbs 15:23

“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh”

— Luke 6:45

“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles”

— Proverbs 21:23

“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him”

— Colossians 3:17