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31 Bible Verses on the Use of Words

 

 

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. ~ Colossians 4:6

 

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. ~ Ephesians 4:29

 

Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. ~ Ephesians 5:4

 

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. ~ Ephesians 4:25

Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. ~ Ephesians 5:19

 

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. ~ Colossians 3:16

 

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. ~ Proverbs 15:1

 

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. ~ Proverbs 16:24

 

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. ~ Proverbs 15:4

 

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver. ~ Proverbs 25:11

 

But I (Jesus) tell you, do not swear an oath at all; either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Anything beyond this comes from the evil one. ~ Matthew 5:34-37

 

A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow. ~ Proverbs 25:18

 

To speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. ~ Titus 3:2

 

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. ~ Psalm 34:13

 

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles. ~ Proverbs 21:23

 

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. ~ Matthew 12:37

 

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. ~ Proverbs 29:20

 

If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame. ~ Proverbs 18:13

 

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise. ~ Proverbs 10:19

 

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. ~ Proverbs 15:2

 

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. ~ Proverbs 27:7

 

One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. ~ Proverbs 17:9

 

The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body. ~ Proverbs 18:8

 

From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips. ~ Proverbs 18:20

 

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. ~ Proverbs 18:21

 

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. ~ Colossians 3:8

 

But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. ~ Matthew 15:18

 

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. ~ Proverbs 18:4

 

Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! ~ James 3:5

 

For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. ~ James 3:2

 

The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. ~ Luke 6:45