Bible Verses About speaking up

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: fear: or, reverence”

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

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”

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

“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.”

“Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:”

“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”

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; imaginations: or, reasonings”

“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.”

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