What God Says About Our Words
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Matthew 12:36
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
Proverbs 21:23
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Matthew 12:37
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 16:24
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Colossians 3:8
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Proverbs 17:27
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 15:4
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
Matthew 15:11
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
Proverbs 13:3
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Proverbs 10:19 E
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Proverbs 18:20
From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
Matthew 12:34
You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Romans 10:9
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
James 3:8
But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Matthew 12:36
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
Proverbs 21:23
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Matthew 12:37
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 16:24
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Colossians 3:8
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Proverbs 17:27
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 15:4
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
Matthew 15:11
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
Proverbs 13:3
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Proverbs 10:19 E
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Proverbs 18:20
From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
Matthew 12:34
You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Romans 10:9
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
James 3:8
But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.