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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!”

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?” If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed.

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

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.

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

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

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.