Bible Verses about “hurtful words”
The Bible contains 26 verses about hurtful words across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”
“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
“‹For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:›”
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
“¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
“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.”
“Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”
“‹But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;›”
“¶ Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:”
“¶ ‹Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.›”
“Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.”
“¶ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:”
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
“For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.”
“Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.”
“‹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.›”
“¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.”
“¶ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
“¶ Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”
“¶ A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.”
“‹A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.›”
“Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”
“¶ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, ‹Hear, and understand:›”
“¶ An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.”