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Want to know what the Bible says about Speaking? Here are 160 Bible verses about Speaking from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Proverbs 21:23 NIV
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.
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1 Peter 2:1 NIV
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
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Romans 3:13 NIV
“Their throats are open graves;
    their tongues practice deceit.”
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
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Matthew 18:15 NIV
“If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
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Proverbs 17:9 NIV
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
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Zechariah 8:16 NIV
These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts;
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Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIV
Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,
    but fools are consumed by their own lips.
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1 Corinthians 6:10 NIV
nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
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Revelation 14:5 NIV
No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
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Acts 11:15 NIV
“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning.
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