Our Speech
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Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Matthew 15:11
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Proverbs 15:1, 2
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. / The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
Proverbs 15:4
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 21:23
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Matthew 12:36
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
James 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,