What the Bible Says About Words

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.