Bible Verses about “unkind words”

“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;”

“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

“but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;”

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.”

“Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.”

“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."”

“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.”

“Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.”

“He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.”

“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.”

“The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.”

“The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.”

“Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.”