Top 25 Bible Verses About Words Of My Mouth (NIV)

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

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Ephesians 4:29

332 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.

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Psalm 19:14

278 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.

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Matthew 12:36

239 votes

³⁶ But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

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Proverbs 18:21

212 votes

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

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Psalm 141:3

204 votes

³ Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

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Matthew 12:37

175 votes

³⁷ For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."

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Proverbs 21:23

164 votes

²³ He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.

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Proverbs 15:1

#10

154 votes

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

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Proverbs 16:24

#11

139 votes

²⁴ Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

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Proverbs 15:4

#12

131 votes

⁴ The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

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Colossians 3:8

#14

128 votes

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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James 1:26

#15

125 votes

²⁶ If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

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Proverbs 17:27

#16

125 votes

²⁷ A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.

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Isaiah 55:11

#18

122 votes

¹¹ so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

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Matthew 15:11

#19

114 votes

¹¹ What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.'"

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Proverbs 13:3

#20

90 votes

³ He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.

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Joshua 1:8

#22

87 votes

⁸ Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

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Proverbs 10:19

#23

86 votes

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

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Proverbs 18:20

#24

81 votes

²⁰ From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

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Matthew 12:34

#26

69 votes

³⁴ You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

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Hebrews 4:12

#27

67 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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