Speaking Up

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear: — read the full passage →

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent; — read the full passage →

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.

throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

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

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

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

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

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

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. — read the full passage →

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

Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”

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

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

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

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.

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

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. — read the full passage →

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging. — read the full passage →

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples. — read the full passage →

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

When I tell the wicked, You shall surely die; and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at your hand. — read the full passage →

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

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.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Don’t let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you;

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them. — read the full passage →

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned. — read the full passage →

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

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

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all the day.

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” — read the full passage →

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

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, — read the full passage →

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him. — read the full passage →

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

who testified to God’s word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them, — read the full passage →

Jesus said therefore to the twelve, “You don’t also want to go away, do you?” — read the full passage →