What does the Bible say about words of my mouth?

14 verses about words of my mouth, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about words of my mouth

1. Psalms 19:14 — Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. 3 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. 3 votes
3. Psalms 141:3 — Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 2 votes
4. Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 2 votes
5. Proverbs 15:4 — A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. 2 votes
6. Proverbs 16:24 — Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 2 votes
7. Proverbs 17:27 — He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 2 votes
8. Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 2 votes
9. Proverbs 21:23 — Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. 2 votes
10. Isaiah 55:11 — So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 2 votes
11. Matthew 12:36 — But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 2 votes
12. Matthew 12:37 — For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. 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 1:26 — 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

Where these verses are

Proverbs (6), Psalms (2), Matthew (2), Isaiah (1), Ephesians (1), Colossians (1), James (1)

Related topics

• Our Speech
• Power Of The Tongue
• Bad Words
• Speech
• Hurtful Words
• Idle Words
• Words
• The Tongue
• Tame Your Tongue
• Using Profanity
• Speaking
• Taming Your Tongue

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