Words

Ways we use words 

• Speech 
• Written and typed words
• Slang words
• Brief remarks or conversations
• Putting feelings into our words
• Writing text of vocal musical compositions
• Orders and commands
• Giving news and information
• Rumors
• Promises and declarations
• Quarrelsome conversations
• Capitalization of words in text
• Speaking and making Verbal communication
• Sayings/Proverbs
• Verbal signals
• Communication and Computer work
• Phrases
• To make promises

What the Bible says about or words:

Proverbs 11:9  

“With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.” (CSB)

Proverbs 15:4

“The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.”(CSB)

Proverbs 16:24 

“Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste and health to the body.”(CSB)

Proverbs 18:21

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue,and those who love it will eat its fruit.” (CSB)

Proverbs 18:4

“The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.”(CSB)

Proverbs 12:18 

“There is one who speaks rashly,like a piercing sword;but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”(CSB)

Proverbs 25:18

 “A person giving false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.”(CSB)

Proverbs 21:23 

“The one who guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.”(CSB)

Proverbs 8:13

“To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.”(CSB)

Proverbs 12:6

“The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.”(CSB)

Proverbs 12:13

“By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.”(CSB)

Proverbs 14:3

“The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline, but the lips of the wise protect them.”(CSB)

Proverbs 14:7

“Stay away from a foolish person; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.”(CSB)

Proverbs 16:21

“Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.”(CSB)

Proverbs 16:23

“The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth; it adds learning to his speech.”(CSB)

Proverbs 16:27

“A worthless person digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.” (CSB)

Proverbs 17:20

“One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.”(CSB)

Luke 6:43-45 

 “A good tree doesn’t produce bad fruit; on the other hand, a bad tree doesn’t produce good fruit. 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs aren’t gathered from thornbushes, or grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.” (CSB)

Luke 12:12 

 “For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said.” (CSB)

James 3:5 

“So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.”(CSB)

James 1:26

 “If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.”(CSB)

James 5:12 

“Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “yes” mean “yes,” and your “no” mean “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.”(CSB)

Titus 3:2

 “to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.”(CSB)

Psalm 34:13

 “Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.”(CSB)

Psalm 119:105 

“Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.”(CSB)

Ephesians 4:29

“No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.”(CSB)

Ephesians 4:25

“Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor,because we are members of one another.”

Matthew 4:4 “Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor,because we are members of one another.”(CBS)

Matthew 24:35 “He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”(CSB)

1 Corinthians 2:4 “My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,”(CBS)

Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.”(CSB)

Exodus 23:8

“You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words[a] of the righteous.”(CSB)

Zechariah 8:16

“These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your city gates.”(CSB)

Job 5:15

“He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful.”(CSB)

1 Peter 4:11

“If anyone speaks, let it be as one who speaks God’s words; if anyone serves, let it be from the strength God provides, so that God may be glorified through Jesus Christ in everything. To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.”(CSB)

Ecclesiastes 5:2

“Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.”(CSB)

Isaiah 29:13

“The Lord said: These people approach me with their speeches to honor me with lip-service, yet their hearts are far from me, and human rules direct their worship of me.”(CSB)

2 Corinthians 8:7

“Now as you excel in everything—in faith, speech, knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us—excel also in this act of grace.”(CSB)

1 Timothy 4:12

“Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.”(CSB)

2 Timothy 2:16

“Avoid irreverent and empty speech, since those who engage in it will produce even more godlessness,”(CSB)

1 John 3:18

“Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.”(CSB)