Bible Verses About Verbal Abuse

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

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.

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.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

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

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.

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.