Bible Verses about “our 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.”

“¶ 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.”

“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.”

“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.”

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

“¶ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”

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

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

“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.”

“¶ 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.”

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

“¶ A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.”

“¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.”