39 Bible Verses about Speech

sound speech not to be condemned; that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say concerning us.

Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

For those who are such are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and, through their kind words and flattering speeches, they beguile the hearts of the simple.

So also ye, unless through the tongue ye give intelligible speech, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air!

that in everything ye were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge;

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for the supplying of the need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone stumbles not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to restrain also the whole body.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God;

Having, therefore, such hope, we use great boldness of speech;

But now do ye also put away all these; anger, wrath, malice, reviling, shameful talk out of your mouth.

in the word of truth, in the power of God; through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Let no one despise your youth; but become a model for believers, in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Why do ye not understand My speech? it is because ye cannot hear My word.

for I will give you a mouth, and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or gainsay.

But let your speech be, 'Yes, yes;' 'No, no;' and what is more than these is of the evil one.

And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;

But, as ye abound in everything??n faith, and speech, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us??ee that ye abound in this grace also.

for the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

"These things have I spoken to you in proverbs. An hour is coming, when I will no more speak to you in proverbs, but will tell you plainly of the Father.

And, though I be rude in speech, yet am I not rude in knowledge; but in every way having manifested it toward you in all things.

And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.

This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasive speech;

For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to proclaim the Gospel; not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

because, "His letters, indeed," says one, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible."

Great is my boldness toward you; great is my glorying on your behalf; I am filled with consolation; I overflow with joy in all our tribulation.

His disciples say, "Lo, now Thou talkest plainly, and speakest no proverb:

And after a little while, those who stood by, having come, said to Peter, "Truly you also are one of them; for even your speech makes you manifest."