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10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

April 6, 2015 By Victoria 23 Comments

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Last updated on January 18th, 2021 at 04:36 pm

The saying “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is dead wrong. Words do hurt.

As a child I was a victim of verbal abuse. Every ill word said to me by a loved one was like a stone thrown at my heart. It took me years and years as an adult to heal the wounds ill spoken words caused.

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Yet, even though I personally know the damage words can do, I am far from perfect in my speech to others. I too have slung words that I wish I could retrieve.

I reread the book of Proverbs just recently and verse upon verse about the power of our words kept jumping off the page.

10 Bible Verses on The Power of Our Words

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When I was scrolling through pictures for backgrounds for these 10 bible verses on the power of words I am sharing with you below, I came across the picture I had taken of polished stones at a gift shop and knew immediately the background for these verses on words had to be stones.

Our words are stones. We are nothing but stone throwers with each word we speak.

If our words contain beauty people treasure them.

If our words contain pain people toss them aside, but not until after they have had to deal with the wound they caused.

Like the stones in these pictures are hand selected by buyers, we get to choose our words. Which ones will you choose?

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of  Our Words10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Proverbs 11:9 “Evil words destroy one’s friends; wise discernment rescues the godly.”

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Proverbs 11:12 “It is foolish to belittle a neighbor; a person with good sense remains silent.”

10 Bible Verses on The Power of Our Words

Proverbs 11:17 “Your own soul is nourished when you are kind, but you destroy yourself when you are cruel.”

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Proverbs 15: 1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but hard words stir up anger.”

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Proverbs 15:4 “Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.”

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Proverbs 16:24 “Kind words are like honey–sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.”

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Proverbs 18:4 “A person’s words can be life-giving water; words of true wisdom are as refreshing as a bubbling brook.”

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Proverbs 18:20 “Words satisfy the soul as food satisfies the stomach; the right words on a person’s lips bring satisfaction.”

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Proverbs 20:15 “Wise speech is rarer and more valuable than gold and rubies.”

10 Bible Verses On The Power Of Our Words

Proverbs 25:18 “Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow.”

If you love studying bible verses by topic you may like this book. I keep a copy of it by my bedside and read a section of it each night before bed.

Simple Ways To Sprinkle Scripture On Words Throughout Your Home

Simple Ways To Sprinkle Scripture On Words Throughout Your Home

1. Chalkboard

Did you know you can buy framed Chalkboards from Amazon? You can even buy the sandwich board style that would be so cute placed outside your front door with one of these verses.

2. Whiteboard

A magnetic whiteboard placed in the entranceway to your home is handy for more than notes–use it to put a scripture where you will see it every day as you enter and leave your home.

3. Felt Board

Felt boards are all the rage! Place one in your home in an area people pass daily. Or you could get a tabletop one and meditate on a verse as you eat.

4. Printables on a Clipboard

It doesn’t take long to open up your word processing program, type out a bible verse on love, and create a black and white printable with it. All you need to do is play around with the fonts and spacing until you like what you see.

Print your verse out and then place it on a clipboard with a hole in the top and hang it wherever you want in your home using command hooks. You could even make a wall full of clipboards with verses.

5. Removable Wall Decals

Amazon sells several different removable wall decals that contain scriptures.

6. Use Your Creative To Create Wall Hangings And More

If you have a Cricut, then the ideas for where you can place scripture are endless. You can put verses on t-shirts, walls, glassware, binders, cups and so much more with one of these machines.

Of course, you can place scripture around your home using other art mediums including hand-lettering on canvas, paper, or wood.

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  1. Sarah Ann says

    April 6, 2015 at 7:36 am

    These are fabulous reminder of the power of our words! May we hide them in our hearts to meditate in times of weakness! Sharing this today!

    Reply
  2. Alaina Frederick says

    April 6, 2015 at 8:13 am

    I love all of these!! I’m going to write them down on index cards to start working on committing to memory.

    Reply
    • Bob Hekker says

      December 16, 2020 at 2:57 am

      How is the memory verses going? That is a great idea.

      Reply
  3. Jennifer Dawn says

    April 6, 2015 at 8:41 am

    What a fantastic post! So many great verses here!

    Reply
  4. Clare Speer says

    April 6, 2015 at 9:05 am

    Wow – very very timely post for me! I need these scriptures and this post! Thanks for this word!

    Reply
  5. Deborah says

    April 6, 2015 at 9:34 am

    So true words coming flying out so quickly and can do so much damage! These scriptures spoke to me this morning as I go through my day! Thank You!

    Reply
  6. joni says

    August 2, 2017 at 8:50 am

    Let us not forget that an enemy will cover us with kisses, and sweet words, while a friend will always tell the truth, no matter how hard it may be to hear!

    Reply
    • Timmy says

      February 12, 2018 at 8:18 am

      The lord will bless you for the word of God is powerful. this reminds me of how to check my christian daily life status. The book of proverb is about wisdom and knowledge.

      God bless

      Reply
      • Kats says

        December 30, 2020 at 11:45 pm

        So true, Timmy.

        Reply
  7. Bonnie Penland says

    August 16, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    What Bible version did you use for proverbs 11:17. I love it.

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    • Victoria says

      August 17, 2018 at 10:21 am

      My guess is going to be either the Message or the NLT those are the two versions of the bible I read the most.

      Reply
      • Andrew says

        August 12, 2020 at 1:17 pm

        i know this is many years later, but i would not use those version for quoting and memorizing scripture. they sometimes can help get the big picture of things but not good for quotes.

        for example, proverbs 11:9 in the version you used speaks about evil words, where the bible speaks of the words of evil people.

        so just in the future know that using these paraphrased translations is not good unless you are reading them only to help undestand somethinf before returning to a more accurate translaton. the way you used them is not good becuase it gives false impression of what the scripture says to those who may not know or may not be christians

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  8. Brianna Yates says

    June 19, 2019 at 1:14 pm

    Thank you for sharing these scriptures! Working on how I speak over others and even myself is important to God. The power of life and death is in the tongue!

    Reply
  9. Cherele says

    March 9, 2020 at 5:20 am

    Very encouraging.. Thank you for sharing this thoughts about the power of our words .

    Reply
  10. Johnson says

    June 24, 2020 at 1:13 am

    Nice bible study

    Reply
  11. janet says

    June 25, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing these scriptures with us, God bless you
    We should be mindful of words that we speak, words can build words can break

    Reply
  12. janice Hoggard says

    July 25, 2020 at 7:30 am

    Awesome scriptures to meditate on!

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  13. Siphiwe says

    August 4, 2020 at 3:08 am

    Powerful scriptures indeed words do create atmospheres and realities by words God created the whole universe.

    Words are powerful

    Reply
  14. Lisa says

    August 7, 2020 at 1:26 pm

    I was wondering what version these scriptures come from?

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    • Victoria says

      August 7, 2020 at 2:00 pm

      Various different ones.

      Reply
      • andrew says

        August 12, 2020 at 1:19 pm

        next time if you could include on the posts becuase some translations are less trusted than others and some translation are formed for accuracy and some are fromed for readability, and some are paraphrases

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  15. Rachelle C Foley says

    September 3, 2020 at 6:08 am

    also i would like to add is ……lost words or words not said …..there deep in you heart these things need to be shared or they cant be forgotten .. there only forgotten by you .I’ve learned if God gives you a word and you don’t share it …. its like you putting your treasure in the ground and then no one can see its beauty .

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  16. Apostle Simon says

    October 9, 2020 at 1:10 am

    James 1:26 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.

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

    Ecclesiasticus 21:26
    “The heart of fools is in their mouth: but the mouth of the wise is in their heart.”

    Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

    Ecclesiastes 10:14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

    James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

    Reply

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