Bible Verses About Speech

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

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

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

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

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

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.