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100 Bible Verses about Verbal Abuse

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 461 helpful votes

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Matthew 12:36-37 ESV / 425 helpful votes

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Titus 3:10 ESV / 346 helpful votes

As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him,

Psalm 34:18 ESV / 341 helpful votes

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

Colossians 3:19 ESV / 328 helpful votes

Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

Proverbs 18:21 ESV / 297 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 22:24 ESV / 292 helpful votes

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,

Ephesians 4:31 ESV / 270 helpful votes

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 243 helpful votes

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

James 3:10 ESV / 215 helpful votes

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

James 1:26 ESV / 210 helpful votes

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 203 helpful votes

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

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 199 helpful votes

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; ...

1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV / 196 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

James 1:19 ESV / 186 helpful votes

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

Proverbs 29:22 ESV / 181 helpful votes

A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.

Ephesians 6:4 ESV / 173 helpful votes

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:15 ESV / 159 helpful votes

But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.

Colossians 3:8 ESV / 144 helpful votes

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

Galatians 6:1 ESV / 139 helpful votes

Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

1 Peter 5:8 ESV / 125 helpful votes

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Proverbs 11:9 ESV / 117 helpful votes

With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Proverbs 21:23 ESV / 115 helpful votes

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 108 helpful votes

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 105 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

1 Peter 2:23 ESV / 104 helpful votes

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

Matthew 15:18 ESV / 103 helpful votes

But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.

1 Kings 18:27 ESV / 96 helpful votes

And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.”

Proverbs 15:4 ESV / 95 helpful votes

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

1 John 3:18 ESV / 90 helpful votes

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

Matthew 15:11 ESV / 90 helpful votes

It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”

Proverbs 10:11 ESV / 86 helpful votes

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 18:14 ESV / 85 helpful votes

A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

Psalm 34:13 ESV / 85 helpful votes

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

Psalm 11:5 ESV / 85 helpful votes

The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 84 helpful votes

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

James 3:5-10 ESV / 83 helpful votes

So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. ...

2 Corinthians 3:17 ESV / 82 helpful votes

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Matthew 18:15-20 ESV / 82 helpful votes

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. ...

1 Peter 3:1 ESV / 80 helpful votes

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,

Romans 12:2 ESV / 77 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Proverbs 17:22 ESV / 77 helpful votes

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Ephesians 5:21 ESV / 75 helpful votes

Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Proverbs 10:6 ESV / 73 helpful votes

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Leviticus 20:9 ESV / 73 helpful votes

For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.

Psalm 139:14 ESV / 72 helpful votes

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

1 Peter 3:7 ESV / 71 helpful votes

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

James 3:6 ESV / 69 helpful votes

And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

Matthew 5:22 ESV / 67 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.

Matthew 18:6 ESV / 66 helpful votes

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

1 Corinthians 5:11 ESV / 62 helpful votes

But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.

Hebrews 13:3 ESV / 61 helpful votes

Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.

Matthew 6:13 ESV / 61 helpful votes

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

2 Timothy 2:16 ESV / 60 helpful votes

But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 59 helpful votes

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

James 1:19-20 ESV / 55 helpful votes

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Ephesians 5:22 ESV / 55 helpful votes

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 ESV / 55 helpful votes

To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV / 53 helpful votes

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Romans 13:8-10 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Matthew 18:15-17 ESV / 52 helpful votes

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Psalm 9:9 ESV / 52 helpful votes

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Romans 12:18 ESV / 51 helpful votes

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

Psalm 51:6 ESV / 51 helpful votes

Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

1 John 2:1-29 ESV / 50 helpful votes

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: ...

1 John 1:9 ESV / 50 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 Timothy 5:20 ESV / 50 helpful votes

As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.

1 Peter 3:8 ESV / 49 helpful votes

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.

1 Corinthians 5:9-13 ESV / 49 helpful votes

I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”

Proverbs 23:7 ESV / 49 helpful votes

For he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Psalm 103:6 ESV / 47 helpful votes

The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.

Matthew 5:32 ESV / 46 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Proverbs 18:7 ESV / 45 helpful votes

A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Psalm 52:2 ESV / 45 helpful votes

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.

Malachi 2:16 ESV / 44 helpful votes

“For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.”

James 1:1-27 ESV / 43 helpful votes

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. ...

2 Thessalonians 3:6 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 ESV / 42 helpful votes

And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.

Colossians 3:21 ESV / 41 helpful votes

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

Hebrews 11:1-40 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. ...

Hebrews 12:12 ESV / 39 helpful votes

Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,

Matthew 5:21-22 ESV / 39 helpful votes

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.

Psalm 72:14 ESV / 39 helpful votes

From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.

2 Peter 1:7 ESV / 38 helpful votes

And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

James 5:19-20 ESV / 38 helpful votes

My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Titus 2:4 ESV / 38 helpful votes

And so train the young women to love their husbands and children,

Ephesians 4:29-30 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

2 Samuel 22:28 ESV / 38 helpful votes

You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

James 3:17 ESV / 37 helpful votes

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

Proverbs 22:24-25 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Zephaniah 1:9 ESV / 36 helpful votes

On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master's house with violence and fraud.

Psalm 146:7 ESV / 36 helpful votes

Who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free;

Psalm 140:12 ESV / 36 helpful votes

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.

2 Timothy 3:1-8 ESV / 35 helpful votes

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. ...

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Proverbs 4:24 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.

Titus 3:2 ESV / 33 helpful votes

To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

Proverbs 13:20 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Luke 17:2 ESV / 32 helpful votes

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.

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