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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

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

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

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.

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

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.”

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.