Bible Verses About
The Power of Words
Life and death are in the tongue — verses on the weight of what we say.
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.”
“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”
“My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.”
“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:”
“But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”
“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”
“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
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Frequently asked
What does the Bible say about the power of words?
Scripture speaks to the power of words in passages such as Proverbs 18:21, James 1:26, Proverbs 12:18. For example, Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
What is a well-known Bible verse about the power of words?
Proverbs 18:21 — “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
What is a short Bible verse about the power of words?
Proverbs 21:23 — “Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”