Unkind words can wound deeply, leaving scars that linger. The Bible teaches that our speech should provide growth to others, not tear them down. By choosing words that reflect love and understanding, we create a world where kindness prevails. Speak with intention, and your words will bring healing and peace.
Below is our full list of bible verses on unkind words (King James Version – KJV) provided in ranked order.
Most Popular Bible Verses About Unkind Words
Ephesians 4:29
“29 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.”
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Proverbs 12:18
“18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”
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Psalm 141:3
“3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”
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Proverbs 15:1
“1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
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Proverbs 15:28
“28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.”
Related Themes: Arguing Thinking Speaking Communication
Proverbs 18:21
“21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
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James 1:19
“19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”
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James 3:8
“8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
James 3:10
“10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”
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Matthew 12:35
“35 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 12:37
“37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
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Psalm 34:13
“13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”
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Proverbs 13:3
“3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.”
Related Themes: Gossip Life Speaking Self-Control Wisdom
Proverbs 15:4
“4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”
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Ephesians 4:15
“15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”
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