Public Speaking

Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.

And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: — read the full passage →

So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.

And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?

Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.

and on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? — read the full passage →

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

see, I have this day set thee 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.

And in that day shall ye say, Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name, declare his doings among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

O give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his doings among the peoples.

a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings.

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

But though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge; nay, in every way have we made this manifest unto you in all things.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

And Moses spake before Jehovah, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

And every day, in the temple and at home, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus as the Christ.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant wordsarepure.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee. — read the full passage →

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Paul, calledto bean apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: — read the full passage →

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. — read the full passage →

wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

Whether then it be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.

Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: — read the full passage →

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.