Bible on Speech

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

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

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

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.

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

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

Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.

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

Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

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

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

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

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

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

Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

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

But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.

And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.