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Top 25 Bible Verses About Communication (NIV)

This is a hand-curated and ranked list of 25 of the most relevant Bible verses about Communication (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.

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James 1:19

#1
277 votes
19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

Ephesians 4:29

#2
217 votes
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.

Proverbs 15:1

#3
188 votes
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Psalm 141:3

#4
131 votes
3 Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
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Colossians 4:6

#6
129 votes
6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Proverbs 12:18

#7
109 votes
18 Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:2

#8
104 votes
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
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Psalm 19:14

#10
99 votes
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.

Proverbs 18:2

#11
96 votes
2 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.

2 Timothy 2:16

#12
87 votes
16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
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Proverbs 18:13

#14
84 votes
13 He who answers before listening- that is his folly and his shame.

Proverbs 25:11

#15
77 votes
11 A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Hebrews 4:12

#16
73 votes
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

#18
70 votes
19 When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.

Proverbs 16:23

#19
65 votes
23 A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.

Jeremiah 1:9

#20
56 votes
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

#22
53 votes
21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 13:17

#23
52 votes
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

Ephesians 4:15

#24
49 votes
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

#26
48 votes
8 But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Matthew 15:18-19

#27
44 votes
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.

2 Timothy 3:16

#28
43 votes
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

1 Corinthians 2:14

#29
40 votes
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.

Proverbs 18:20-21

#30
36 votes
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.

Proverbs 29:11

#31
36 votes
11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
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