Bible Verses about “power of words”
Found 9 verses (ordered by relevance) about “power of words” in the KJV version of the Bible
“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.”
“¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
“For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
“‹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.”
“¶ 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.”
“¶ A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.”