Bible Verses About Speaking

• Proverbs 13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
• James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
• Ephesians 4:29 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.
• Ephesians 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
• Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
• Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
• Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
• James 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
• Proverbs 29:11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
• Proverbs 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
• Matthew 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.