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Bible Verses About Our Speech
Find Bible verses about our speech — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about our speech?
The Bible addresses our speech with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Ephesians 4:29
“Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
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Proverbs 12:6
“The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.”
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Ecclesiastes 5:3
“For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool's speech with a multitude of words.”
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Colossians 2:4
“Now this I say that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.”
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Luke 6:45
“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.”
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Colossians 4:6
“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”
Deuteronomy 32:2
“My doctrine shall drop as the rain. My speech shall condense as the dew, as the small rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb.”
Ecclesiastes 5:2
“Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.”
Proverbs 25:11
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”
Proverbs 21:23
“Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.”
Proverbs 18:21
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Proverbs 18:8
“The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.”
Proverbs 16:24
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
Proverbs 12:18
“There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.”
Proverbs 10:19
“In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.”
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