100 Bible Verses About Communication

And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath–jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Elihu also proceeded, and said,

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

Then Job answered and said,

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

And Job spake, and said,

But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.

And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,