25 Bible Verses About Communication (NIV)
This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Communication (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.
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Bible Verses About Communication
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James 1:19
19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
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Ephesians 4:29
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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Colossians 4:6
6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
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Proverbs 12:18
18 Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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Proverbs 15:2
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
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Psalm 19:14
14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
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Proverbs 18:2
2 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.
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2 Timothy 2:16
16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
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Hebrews 4:12
12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double--edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
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Proverbs 10:19
19 When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
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Proverbs 16:23
23 A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.
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Jeremiah 1:9
9 Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth.
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Proverbs 18:21
21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
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Proverbs 13:17
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
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Ephesians 4:15
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.
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Colossians 3:8
8 But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
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Matthew 15:18-19
18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
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2 Timothy 3:16
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
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1 Corinthians 2:14
14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
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Proverbs 18:20-21
20 From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied. 21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
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Proverbs 29:11
11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
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