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Bible Verses about “when to speak”

The Bible contains 5 verses about when to speak across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.

James 1:19
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“¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”

Colossians 4:6
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“Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”

Proverbs 12:18
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“¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.”

James 3:2
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“For 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.”

Proverbs 15:28
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“¶ The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.”

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