What does the Bible say about harsh words?

16 verses about harsh words, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about harsh words

1. Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 10 votes
2. Ephesians 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 6 votes
3. Proverbs 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 5 votes
4. Proverbs 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. 4 votes
5. James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 4 votes
6. Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 3 votes
7. Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 3 votes
8. Psalms 37:8 — Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 2 votes
9. Matthew 5:21 — Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 2 votes
10. Matthew 5:43 — Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 2 votes
11. Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 2 votes
12. Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 2 votes
13. Colossians 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 2 votes
14. James 1:20 — For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 2 votes
15. James 1:26 — If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. 2 votes
16. James 3:5 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (4), Ephesians (4), James (4), Matthew (2), Psalms (1), Colossians (1)

Related topics

• Anger
• Being Anger
• Temper
• Yelling
• Angry
• Anger Management
• Lashing Out In Anger
• Harboring Anger
• Rage
• Controlling Anger
• Controlling Your Anger
• Calling Someone An Idiot

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.