All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.

You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.

But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.

It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.

If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.”

But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.

The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.

What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.

Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.

My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.

Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.