55 Bible Verses about Speech, Power And Significance Of

Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit

Be ye not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment. For in many things we all stumble. If any stumble not in word, this a perfect man, able to govern by a bridle also the whole body. Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they should yield to us; and we lead their whole body.read more.
Behold also ships, being so great, and driven by hard winds, are led by the smallest rudder, wherever the desire of him steering should will. So also the tongue is a small member, and vaunts itself. Behold, how great a wood a little fire inflames (And the tongue a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is placed in our members, defiling the whole body, and burning the wheel of creation; and burned by hell. For every nature of beasts, and also of birds, of creeping things, and also of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the nature of man: And the tongue none of men can tame; an ungovernable evil, full of deadly poison. With it we praise the God and Father; and with it we curse men, those made according to the similitude of God. Out of the same month comes forth blessing and cursing. There is no need, my brethren, for these things so to be. Much less from the same aperture does a fountain bubble out sweet and bitter? The fig tree, my brethren, cannot make olives, or the vine, figs: so no fountain can make salt and sweet water.

The tongue of the wise will make knowledge good: and the mouth of the foolish will gush forth folly.

In the transgression of the lips is the snare of evil: and the just one shall come forth out of straits. From the fruit of the mouth a man shall be satisfied with good: and the reward of the hands of a man shall be good to him.

The head of those surrounding me, the labor of their lips shall cover them.

The wise shall hide knowledge: and the mouth of the foolish drew near destruction.

He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.

In the month of the foolish one a rod of pride: and the lips of the wise shall watch them.

The lips of the foolish one will come into contention, and his mouth will call for blows. The mouth of the foolish is destruction to him, and his lips the snare of his soul.

He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.

With the mouth the profane will destroy his neighbor: and by knowledge, shall the just one be delivered.

How long will ye, grieve my soul, and crush me with words?

He stretched forth his hand in his recompenses: he profaned his covenant They were divided from the wrath of his mouth, and his heart drew near: his words were soft above oil, and they drawn swords.

My soul is in the midst of lions: I shall lie down with the flaming, the sons of man, their teeth spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, they bent their arrows a bitter word: To shoot down the blameless one in secret things: suddenly they will shoot, and they will not be afraid.

They sharpened their tongue as a serpent; the poison of asps under their lips. Silence,

By the blessing of the upright the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the unjust it shall be overthrown.

The words of the unjust are the lying in wait of blood: and the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

A man of Belial dug up evil, and upon his lips, as a burning fire.

A fountain of life the mouth of the just one: and violence shall cover the mouth of the unjust

The tongue of the just is choice silver: the heart of the unjust is as little. The lips of the just one shall feed many: and fools in wanting heart, shall die.

He understanding shall call to the wise of heart: and sweetness of lips shall add knowledge

An earring of gold and a necklace of gold, the wise one reproving upon the hearing ear.

The Lord Jehovah gave to me the tongue of the expert to know to help the weary with a word: he will rouse up in the morning by morning, he will rouse up to me the ear to hear as the expert

Let not any foul word go out of your mouth, but if any good to the building of necessity, that it might give grace to them hearing.

Joy to the man in the answer of his mouth: and a word in its time how good

Apples of gold in images of silver is the word spoken upon its wheels. An earring of gold and a necklace of gold, the wise one reproving upon the hearing ear.

He wanting heart despised for his neighbor: and a man of understanding will be silent. He going about tale-bearing reveals a secret: and he being faithful of spirit hides the word.

And the sons of Belial said, What shall this save us? And they will despise him and will not bring him a gift; and he will be as keeping silence.

In the multitude of words transgression shall not cease: and he withholding his lips is prudent

He withholding his words will shew knowledge: I man of understanding is a cool spirit Also the foolish one being silent shall be thought wise: and he shutting his lips, understanding.

Thou shalt not answer the foolish according to his folly lest thou shalt be like to him.

For this the prudent one shall be silent in that time, for it is an evil time.

And Jehovah in his holy temple: be silent all the earth before his face.

Be silent from the face of the Lord Jehovah: for the day of Jehovah is near, for Jehovah prepared a swam he consecrated his called ones.

Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:

Therefore faith, from the report, and report by the word of God.

And with many other words he appealed earnestly and besought, saying, Be ye saved from this crooked generation. Then truly they having gladly received his word were immersed: and in that day were added about three thousand souls.

And having appointed him a day, many came to him to the lodging; to whom testifying, he set forth the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morn to eve. And some truly were persuaded by things spoken, and some disbelieved.

And consecrate the Lord God in your hearts: and being ready always for a justification to every one asking you the word of the hope in you with meekness and fear:

Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth: Who, being reviled, reviled not back; suffering, he threatened not; and delivered to him judging justly;

But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest having answered, said to him, I cause thee to swear by the living God, that thou tell us, if thou art Christ, the Son of God.

And he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the chief priest asks him, and says to him, Art thou Christ, Son of the Praised

And he answered him not to one word: so that the leader wondered greatly.

And Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate wondered.

And he asked him in fitting words: and he answered him nothing.

When Pilate heard this word, he was more afraid: And went into the pretorinm again, and says to Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

O generation of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the month speaks. The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, casts forth good things: and the evil man, out of the evil treasure, casts forth evil things. And I say to you, That every idle word which men speak, they shill return word for it in the day of judgment.read more.
For by thy words shalt thou be justified, and by thy words shalt thou be condemned.

Not steadfast in his mouth; the midst of them mischiefs; their throat a grave opened; they will be smooth with their tongue,

Chanting of David. O Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tent? who shall dwell in thy holy mountain? He going blameless, and working justice, and speaking truth in his heart. Slandering not with his tongue, not doing evil to his neighbor, lifting up no reproach against his neighbor.read more.
In his eyes a reprobate being despised; and those fearing Jehovah, he will honor. Swearing to the friend, and he will not change. Not giving his silver for interest, and gave not presents against the innocent. He doing these things shall not be moved forever.

And having called the crowd, he said to them, Hear ye, and understand. Not that coming into the mouth pollutes the man; but that going forth out of the mouth, this pollutes the man. Then his disciples having come near, said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were scandalized?read more.
And having answered, he said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them go: they are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. And Peter, having answered, said to him, Explain to us this parable. And Jesus said, Are ye also yet destitute of understanding? Do ye not yet understand, that everything going into the mouth proceeds to the belly, and is cast out in the privy? But the things going forth out of the mouth come from the heart, and these pollute the man. For from the heart come forth evil reflections, slaughters, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, defamations: These are the things polluting a man: but to eat with unwashed hands pollutes not a man.

And having called all the crowd, he said to them, Hear me, all ye, and do ye understand: There is nothing from without a man, entering into him, which can defile him: but things coming out from him, these are the things polluting the man. If any have ears to hear, let him hear.read more.
And when he came into the house from the crowd, his disciples asked him of the parable. And he says, So are ye also without understanding? Do ye not perceive, that anything from without entering into a man, cannot pollute him For it goes not into the heart, but into the belly, and goes forth into the privy, purging all food And he said, That going out of a man, that pollutes a man. For within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil reflections, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, overreaching, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, defamation, pride, foolishness: All these evils go out from within, and pollute a man.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forward the good thing; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, brings forward the evil thing: for out of the abundance of the heart does his month speak.

If any among you seem to be religious, bridling not his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one vain.

And guile was not found in their mouth: for they are blameless before the throne of God.