Quotes about Speech

when your tongue is sharp enough to slice a rock. How

The wise woman thinks twice and speaks once or, better yet, does not speak at all.

Now no one is going to make you talk--possibly no one can. But bear in mind, language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower animals

Totalitarianism always starts with restrictions on the rights of others. We must avoid this at all costs. George Washington even said, "If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

Those who love to talk will experience the consequences, for the tongue can kill or nourish life. PROVERBS 18:21

Proverbs 11:9: Evil words destroy one's friends; wise discernment rescues the godly. Proverbs 11:12: It is foolish to belittle a neighbor; a person with good sense remains silent. Proverbs 11:25: The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. Matthew 12:37

If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body. James 3:2

The reflections of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. Proverbs 16:1

From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is satisfied; he is filled with the product of his lips. Proverbs 18:20

When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars. John 8:44