Bible Quotes About Speech

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. strength: Heb. rock”

“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. answereth: Heb. returneth a word”

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

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

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

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

“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. to: or, to edify profitably”

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

“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.”

“Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.”