Bible Verses about “public speaking”
The Bible contains 22 verses about public speaking across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”
“Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.”
“"Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."”
“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”
“on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,”
“for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”
“So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.”
“They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."”
“This is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"”
“He declared, and didn't deny, but he declared, "I am not the Christ."”
“They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"”
“He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."”
“Now the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,”
“Yahweh said to him, "Who made man's mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn't it I, Yahweh?”
“But Yahweh said to me, "Don't say, 'I am a child;' for to whoever I shall send you, you shall go, and whatever I shall command you, you shall speak.”
“Don't be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you," says Yahweh.”
“Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak."”
“for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say."”
“Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child."”
“Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Yahweh said to me, "Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.”
“When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;”
“Behold, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant."”