Bible Verses About Talk

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

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.

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.

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

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.

Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

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.

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.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

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

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.

Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord.

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

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

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

Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

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.

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

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

I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.

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.

But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

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.

Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

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

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

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.