Bible Verses of Speaking

and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

Titus 2:8

Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalms 141:3

The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:

Psalms 68:11

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

Psalms 64:3

I said, “I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.”

Psalms 39:1

Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 29:20

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead?

Proverbs 24:28

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Proverbs 24:26

Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

Proverbs 24:7

Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.

Proverbs 23:9

teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve?

Proverbs 22:21

One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.

Proverbs 22:11

Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.

Proverbs 22:10

Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.

Proverbs 21:23

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:21

From the fruit of their mouth a person`s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

Proverbs 18:20

In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

Proverbs 18:17

To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.

Proverbs 18:13

The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

Proverbs 18:7

The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.

Proverbs 18:6

The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

Proverbs 18:4

Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.

Proverbs 18:2

Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

Proverbs 17:28

The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.

Proverbs 17:27

One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

Proverbs 17:20

Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

Proverbs 17:7

A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 17:4

Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

Proverbs 16:30

A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 16:27

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.

Proverbs 16:23

The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.

Proverbs 16:21

A king`s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

Proverbs 16:14

Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.

Proverbs 16:13

The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.

Proverbs 16:10

Light in a messenger`s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.

Proverbs 15:30

The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

Proverbs 15:28

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:23

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

Proverbs 11:13

Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

Proverbs 11:12

The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

Proverbs 10:32

From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.

Proverbs 10:31

The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Proverbs 10:21

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

Proverbs 10:20

Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.

Proverbs 10:19

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:11

Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.

Proverbs 4:24

When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.

Luke 1:22

And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”

Luke 1:20

“No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied.

John 7:46

“How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind.

Job 8:2

Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.

Jeremiah 1:9

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

Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

James 4:11

My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

James 3:12

Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

James 3:11

Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

James 3:10

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God`s likeness.

James 3:9

but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:8

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one`s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:6

Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.

James 3:5

Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

James 1:26

See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!

Galatians 6:11

Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.

Ephesians 5:4

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Ephesians 4:29

Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.

Ecclesiastes 10:20

and fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell someone else what will happen after them?

Ecclesiastes 10:14

At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—

Ecclesiastes 10:13

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you—

Ecclesiastes 7:21

The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?

Ecclesiastes 6:11

I may indeed be untrained as a speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way.

2 Corinthians 11:6

Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

2 Corinthians 10:11

For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.”

2 Corinthians 10:10

It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,

2 Corinthians 4:13

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

1 Corinthians 14:39

If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.

1 Corinthians 14:28

If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret.

1 Corinthians 14:27

What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.

1 Corinthians 14:26

So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?

1 Corinthians 14:23

But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

1 Corinthians 14:19

I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

1 Corinthians 14:18

You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.

1 Corinthians 14:17

Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer, say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?

1 Corinthians 14:16

So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.

1 Corinthians 14:15

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

1 Corinthians 14:14

For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.

1 Corinthians 14:13

So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church.

1 Corinthians 14:12

If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me.

1 Corinthians 14:11

Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

1 Corinthians 14:10

So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

1 Corinthians 14:9

Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?

1 Corinthians 14:8

Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes?

1 Corinthians 14:7

Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?

1 Corinthians 14:6

I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.

1 Corinthians 14:5

Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

1 Corinthians 14:4

For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:2

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

This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.

1 Corinthians 2:13