When To Speak

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

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

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. — read the full passage →

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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 →

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — read the full passage →

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. — read the full passage →

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: — read the full passage →

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.