Bible Verses About The Power of Words

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:21

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Colossians 4:6

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs.

Ephesians 4:29

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.

Proverbs 15:7

My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.

Psalm 49:3

The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.

Matthew 12:37

Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 141:3