Bible on Speech

They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,

And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.

And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.

If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

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

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.