The most important words are the God-breathed words that have been given to us. Jesus is also the Word of God. We must cherish the very words of God so that we can reflect the Word,
Each one of the following verses is a forceful reminder of the power of words, how important it is to guard our hearts and our minds, and how seriously God regards these things. As a whole, this collection of Bible verses about words is a mighty exhortation to consciously live before God’s face, where we are on holy ground! Take these exhortations to heart, and test yourself: what are you letting in, and what are you letting out?
What does the Bible say about words
(2 Timothy 2:16-17)
“But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. And their message will spread like cancer.”
(Colossians 4:6)
“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”
(1 Timothy 4:12)
“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
(Colossians 3:8)
“But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.”
(Colossians 3:16-17)
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
(Ephesians 4:29-30)
“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God …”
(Ephesians 5:3-4)
“But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.”
(John 4:14)
“but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
(Ephesians 4:29-30)
“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God ”
(Matthew 15:18-20)
“But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man”
(John 4:14)
“but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
(Proverbs 10:32)
“The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.”
(Proverbs 21:23)
“Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.”
(Psalm 141:3)
“Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.”
(Proverbs 4:23)
“Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.”
(Psalm 39:1)
“I said, ‘I will guard my ways, Lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, While the wicked are before me.’’
