Quotes about Speech
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Matthew 12:34
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
- Matthew 12:36
For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
- Matthew 12:37
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
- Matthew 15:11
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
- Matthew 15:18
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
- Mark 2:7
Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
- Mark 7:15
He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
- Mark 7:20
Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
- Mark 7:35
The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Luke 6:45
One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
- Luke 11:14
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
- Luke 12:11