Bible Verses about “speech”
The Bible contains 25 verses about speech 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.”
“¶ 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.”
“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:”
“¶ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”
“‹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.›”
“And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”
“But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
“Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.”
“¶ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
“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.”
“¶ Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”
“Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”
“For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:”
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”
“¶ 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.”
“¶ A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.”
“Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.”
“The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.”
“Behold also the ships, which though [they be] so great, and [are] driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.”
“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”
“My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart [shall be] of understanding.”