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The 15 most-voted verses about unkind words, from 5 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Ephesians 4:29 (BSB)

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Ephesians 4:29 (KJV)

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:29 (WEB)

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 12:18 (BSB)

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.

Proverbs 12:18 (KJV)

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Proverbs 12:18 (WEB)

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

Psalm 141:3 (BSB)

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Psalm 141:3 (KJV)

Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

Psalm 141:3 (WEB)

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

Proverbs 15:1 (BSB)

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Proverbs 15:1 (KJV)

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

Proverbs 15:1 (WEB)

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

Proverbs 15:28 (BSB)

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Proverbs 15:28 (KJV)

The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

Proverbs 15:28 (WEB)

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:21 (BSB)

Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 18:21 (KJV)

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:21 (WEB)

The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.

Matthew 12:35 (BSB)

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Matthew 12:35 (KJV)

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

Matthew 12:35 (WEB)

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

Matthew 12:37 (BSB)

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Matthew 12:37 (KJV)

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Matthew 12:37 (WEB)

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

James 1:19 (BSB)

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

James 1:19 (KJV)

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

James 1:19 (WEB)

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:8 (BSB)

But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:8 (KJV)

but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:8 (WEB)

Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!

James 3:10 (BSB)

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

James 3:10 (KJV)

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

James 3:10 (WEB)

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

Psalm 34:13 (BSB)

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Psalm 34:13 (KJV)

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

Psalm 34:13 (WEB)

He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Proverbs 13:3 (BSB)

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 13:3 (KJV)

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 13:3 (WEB)

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 (BSB)

A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 (KJV)

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 (WEB)

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

Ephesians 4:15 (BSB)

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:

Ephesians 4:15 (KJV)

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

Ephesians 4:15 (WEB)

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