Bible Verses About The Power of Words

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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

Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

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

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

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 the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

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.

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

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

And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

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

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

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

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

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

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.

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

For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

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

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

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

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

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

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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

And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

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 weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

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

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