Nave’s Topical Bible
Words
27 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Of Jesus
- Gracious
- Are spirit and life
- Of eternal life
- Will judge
- Of the wise
- As goads, and as well-fastened nails
- Gracious
- Spoken at the proper moment
- Aptly spoken, like apples of gold in filigree of silver
- Of the complete man, gentle
- Should be acceptable to God
- Of the teacher, should be plain
- Unprofitable, to be avoided
- Unspeakable, heard by Paul in Paradise
- Vain, not to be regarded
- Like a tempest
- Without knowledge, darken advice
- Idle, an account must be given for on the Day of Judgment
- Hasty, folly of
- In a multitude of, is sin
- Fool known by the multitude of
- Will swallow himself
- Seditious, deceive the naive
- Deceitful, are a snare to the one who utters them
- Of the hypocrite, softer than oil
- Of the talebearer, wounds to the soul
See BUSYBODY
See SLANDER
See SPEAKING, EVIL
See TALEBEARER
Bible verses about “Words”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Luke 4:22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
- John 6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
- John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
- John 12:47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
- John 12:48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
- Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
- Proverbs 15:23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
- Isaiah 50:4The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
- Proverbs 25:11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
- James 3:2For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
- Psalms 19:14Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
- 1 Corinthians 14:9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
- 1 Corinthians 14:19Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
- 2 Timothy 2:14Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
- 2 Corinthians 12:4How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
- Exodus 5:9Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
- Ephesians 5:6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
- Job 8:2How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
- Job 38:2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
- Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
- Matthew 12:37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
- Proverbs 29:20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
- Proverbs 10:19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
- Ecclesiastes 5:3For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
- Ecclesiastes 10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
- Ecclesiastes 10:14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
- Romans 16:18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
- Proverbs 6:2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
- Psalms 55:21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
- Proverbs 18:8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.