TOPICAL BIBLE
Speaking
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Proverbs 19:22The desirableness of a man is his kindness, And better is the poor than a liar.Proverbs 19:28A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.Proverbs 20:15Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of knowledge.Proverbs 21:23Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.Proverbs 22:11Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace are his lips, a king is his friend.Proverbs 24:2For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.Proverbs 24:6For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.Proverbs 25:11Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.Proverbs 25:15By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.Proverbs 25:23A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue—indignant faces.Proverbs 26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him—even thou.Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.Proverbs 26:7Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.Proverbs 26:9A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.Proverbs 26:20Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,Proverbs 26:21Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.Proverbs 26:22The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.Proverbs 26:23Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!Proverbs 29:11A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.Proverbs 29:20Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.Proverbs 30:10Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.Proverbs 31:26Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue.Ecclesiastes 3:7A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.Ecclesiastes 5:3For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.Ecclesiastes 5:7For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God.Ecclesiastes 7:22For many times also hath thy heart known that thou thyself also hast reviled others.Ecclesiastes 9:17The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.Ecclesiastes 10:11If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.Ecclesiastes 10:12Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.Ecclesiastes 10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, And the latter end of his mouth Is mischievous madness.Ecclesiastes 10:14And the fool multiplieth words: ‘Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?’Ecclesiastes 10:20Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.Ecclesiastes 12:9And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out—he made right many similes.Ecclesiastes 12:10The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written by the upright, words of truth.Ecclesiastes 12:11Words of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.Isaiah 6:5And I say, ‘Woe to me, for I have been silent, For a man—unclean of lips am I, And in midst of a people unclean of lips I am dwelling, Because the King, Jehovah of Hosts, have my eyes seen.’Isaiah 32:6For a fool speaketh folly, And his heart doth iniquity, to do profanity, And to speak concerning Jehovah error, To empty the soul of the hungry, Yea, drink of the thirsty he causeth to lack.Isaiah 32:7And the miser—his instruments are evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the evil report of many, Fear is round about: ‘Declare, and we declare it,’ All mine allies are watching for my halting, ‘Perhaps he is enticed, and we prevail over him, And we take our vengeance out of him.’Amos 5:13Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it is.Zephaniah 3:13The remnant of Israel do no perversity, nor speak lies, Nor found in their mouth is a deceitful tongue, For they have delight, and have lain down, And there is none troubling.Zechariah 8:16These are the things that ye do: Speak ye truth each with his neighbour, Truth and peaceful judgment judge in your gates,Matthew 5:22but I—I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.Matthew 5:37but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.Matthew 12:34‘Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things—being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.Matthew 12:35The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.Matthew 12:36‘And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;Matthew 12:37for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.’Luke 6:45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.Acts 23:5and Paul said, ‘I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;’Romans 1:29having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,Romans 1:30evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,Romans 3:13A sepulchre opened is their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps is under their lips.Romans 3:14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.Ephesians 4:22ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,Ephesians 4:25Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;Ephesians 4:29Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,