100 Bible Verses About Words

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

Furthermore Elihu answered and said,

And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

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

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.

And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

Then Job answered and said,

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

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.

Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?

And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.

Elihu also proceeded, and said,

It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

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.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord.

And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:

But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

Then the Lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.

But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.

So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

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

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

Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

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.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

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