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.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
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.
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. — read the full passage →
And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; — read the full passage →
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. — read the full passage →
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →
He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. — read the full passage →
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: KJV.