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.

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

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

The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

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.

Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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!”

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

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

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

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.

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

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