Bible on Speech

Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;

And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;

Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.

And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

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

And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: