14 Bible Verses About Wholesome Speech
14 Bible verses about Wholesome Speech to read, reflect on, and commit to memory.
Let your conversation always be gracious and seasoned with salt, so that you know how to answer each person.
Let no rotten word pass your lips. Say only what is good, what builds up and meets the need of the moment, so that your words bring grace to those who hear them.
Kind words are a tree of life, but a twisted tongue crushes the spirit.
May what my mouth speaks and what my heart ponders be welcome before you, LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
Kind words are a honeycomb, sweet to taste and health for the body.
What the righteous say is a spring of life, but behind the words of the wicked lies violence.
The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is worth very little. The words of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Like golden apples set in silver is a word spoken at just the right moment.
You family of snakes! How could good words come from you, since you are evil? The mouth speaks what spills over from the heart. From a good storehouse a good person draws out good things; from an evil storehouse an evil person draws out evil things.
A wise heart guides the mouth and makes the lips more persuasive.
The same goes for shameful conduct, foolish talk and crude jokes. They do not belong. Let there be thanksgiving instead.
Giving a good answer is a joy, and a word at the right time, how good it is!
Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, it must not be this way.
People are filled with good things by the fruit of their words, and the work of their hands comes back to them.