Sacred Concord

Bible on Speech

1,544 passages in the Bible address speech, in the King James Version translation.

And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 32:46 · Bible · Deuteronomy
And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
1 Samuel 25:24 · Bible · 1 Samuel
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
Jeremiah 12:6 · Bible · Jeremiah
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
Genesis 34:18 · Bible · Genesis
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Numbers 12:8 · Bible · Numbers
Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
Deuteronomy 5:27 · Bible · Deuteronomy
Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
Psalms 106:12 · Bible · Psalms
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Jeremiah 7:8 · Bible · Jeremiah
Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:
Ezekiel 16:35 · Bible · Ezekiel
Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
Ezekiel 33:10 · Bible · Ezekiel
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
Ezekiel 34:7 · Bible · Ezekiel
As he spake these words, many believed on him.
John 8:30 · Bible · John
So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
Acts 19:20 · Bible · Acts
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
1 Timothy 2:11 · Bible · 1 Timothy
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
Titus 2:1 · Bible · Titus
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
Hebrews 12:25 · Bible · Hebrews
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
Acts 21:40 · Bible · Acts
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
1 Thessalonians 1:8 · Bible · 1 Thessalonians
And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.
Exodus 24:3 · Bible · Exodus
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
1 Kings 12:7 · Bible · 1 Kings
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
Jeremiah 6:10 · Bible · Jeremiah
And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
Zechariah 6:12 · Bible · Zechariah
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Matthew 12:32 · Bible · Matthew
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
Ezra 4:7 · Bible · Ezra
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:16 · Bible · Jeremiah
Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
Daniel 10:12 · Bible · Daniel
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
James 3:6 · Bible · James
Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
Genesis 49:21 · Bible · Genesis
And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.
Deuteronomy 31:1 · Bible · Deuteronomy
Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
1 Samuel 15:10 · Bible · 1 Samuel
And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
1 Kings 6:11 · Bible · 1 Kings
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
1 Kings 17:2 · Bible · 1 Kings
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
1 Kings 17:8 · Bible · 1 Kings
And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
Esther 4:9 · Bible · Esther
Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
Job 13:17 · Bible · Job
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
Job 21:2 · Bible · Job
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
Job 34:3 · Bible · Job
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Job 38:2 · Bible · Job
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Psalms 5:1 · Bible · Psalms
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
Psalms 50:17 · Bible · Psalms
The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms 52:2 · Bible · Psalms
Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,
Isaiah 38:4 · Bible · Isaiah
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 1:4 · Bible · Jeremiah
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Jeremiah 2:1 · Bible · Jeremiah
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 13:8 · Bible · Jeremiah
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 16:1 · Bible · Jeremiah
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Jeremiah 18:5 · Bible · Jeremiah
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
Jeremiah 22:29 · Bible · Jeremiah
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 24:4 · Bible · Jeremiah
Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
Jeremiah 29:24 · Bible · Jeremiah
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 29:30 · Bible · Jeremiah
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 32:26 · Bible · Jeremiah
And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 33:19 · Bible · Jeremiah
Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 33:23 · Bible · Jeremiah
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 35:12 · Bible · Jeremiah
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 6:1 · Bible · Ezekiel
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 7:1 · Bible · Ezekiel
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 11:14 · Bible · Ezekiel
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 12:1 · Bible · Ezekiel
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 12:17 · Bible · Ezekiel
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