Topic

What We Speak

13 verses · ranked by helpfulness

Proverbs 18:21

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

Proverbs 13:3

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

Matthew 12:37

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

James 3:8–9

but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 14:1–40

Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritualgifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — read the full passage →

Psalms 19:14

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

Ephesians 4:29

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.

Colossians 4:5–6

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. — read the full passage →

Acts 22:16

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

Matthew 12:34

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 25:41

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:

Romans 13:1–7

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.