Bible Verses About Speech

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.

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

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

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

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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

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

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.