Bible Verses About Mouth
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for mouth, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,630 votes, led by Ephesians 4:29. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Mouth
Ephesians 4:29201 votes
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.
Psalms 141:377 votes
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Matthew 12:36-3760 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Proverbs 10:1953 votes
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Proverbs 13:353 votes
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
James 1:1953 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Proverbs 30:32-3350 votes
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
Jeremiah 1:944 votes
Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Matthew 15:1144 votes
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
1 John 1:944 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Proverbs 12:1836 votes
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Psalms 19:1434 votes
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
Proverbs 21:2331 votes
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 10:3130 votes
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
Proverbs 18:2130 votes
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Hebrews 4:1230 votes
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
2 Timothy 3:1628 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
1 John 4:1827 votes
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
John 16:1325 votes
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Ephesians 6:1825 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Colossians 4:625 votes
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Proverbs 15:424 votes
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
James 1:2622 votes
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Matthew 15:1821 votes
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
2 Peter 3:921 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
What does the Bible say about mouth?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:29 on the subject of mouth. Across 1,630 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 141:3, Matthew 12:36-37, Proverbs 10:19. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.