speech

Psalm Chapter 19:14

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Psalm Chapter 37:30

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

Psalm Chapter 37:31

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Psalm Chapter 49:3

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

Psalm Chapter 141:3

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Proverbs Chapter 8:13

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs Chapter 15:1

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Proverbs Chapter 15:4

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Proverbs Chapter 16:24

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Proverbs Chapter 18:13

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

Proverbs Chapter 18:21

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

Proverbs Chapter 21:23

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Matthew Chapter 15:11

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Ephesians Chapter 4:15

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Ephesians Chapter 4:29

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

James Chapter 1:19

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

James Chapter 3:2

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

James Chapter 3:3

Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

James Chapter 3:4

Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

James Chapter 3:5

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

James Chapter 3:6

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 Chapter 3:7

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

James Chapter 3:8

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

James Chapter 3:9

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

James Chapter 3:10

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.