Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

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

And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

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

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

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

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.

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.

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.

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

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

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

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

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

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

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

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

The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.