Bible Verses about “harsh words”
The Bible contains 30 verses about harsh words across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.”
“Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
“So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;”
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.”
“for the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God.”
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
“If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.”
“"Be angry, and don't sin." Don't let the sun go down on your wrath,”
“But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,”
“But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.”
“neither give place to the devil.”
“but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.”
“Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”
“that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.”
“"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'”
“A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.”
“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?”
“If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?”
“"You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'”
“Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.”
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.”
“And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.”
“But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
“There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.”
“With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.”
“A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.”
“So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!”
“For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.”
“Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?”
“Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.”