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Bible Quotes About Harsh Words
16 Scripture verses about harsh words from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
Scripture warns against the destructive power of harsh words, showing that anger and wrath lead to evil and strife, while wise speech promotes health and peace. The Proverbs highlight how grievous words and a wrathful spirit incite conflict, whereas a gentle answer can defuse anger and a prudent person restrains their speech. Psalms exhorts believers to cease from anger and forsake wrath, emphasizing self-control as essential to righteous living. This teaching aligns with Christ's call to guard the heart and tongue, recognizing that careless words can bring judgment and division.
Top 10 Bible Quotes About Harsh Words
- Psalms 37:8 — “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
- Proverbs 12:18 — “There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”
- Proverbs 15:1 — “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
- Proverbs 15:18 — “A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
- Proverbs 29:11 — “A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.”
- Matthew 5:21 — “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: by: or, to”
- Matthew 5:43 — “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.”
- Ephesians 4:26 — “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”
- Ephesians 4:29 — “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”
- Ephesians 4:31 — “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”
Old Testament Quotes About Harsh Words (5)
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
“A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
“A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.”
New Testament Quotes About Harsh Words (11)
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: by: or, to”
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.”
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”
“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”
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”
“And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”
“For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”
“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.”
“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! a matter: or, wood”
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