10 bible verses that explain spiritual and emotional impact of verbal abuse

The bible talks about the negative impact of verbal abuse on a person's person's heart if it happens over an extended period of time.

If every verbal abuse turned into a scar on a person's skin, most of us would be walking around covered in scars so bad, it would be hard to show up in public.

It is important we don't speak horrible or bad words to or about others, rather staying positive and being kind would always come back to you in return.

Christian Post contributor, Sean Phelps says the spiritual and emotional impact that verbal abuse has on others can sometimes lead to a dark path of pain and regret which is why it is important for us to look at the Bible for guidance. Below are 7 Bible verses about verbal abuse:

"Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies" (Psalm 9:1).

"The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good" (Psalm 36:3).

"Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips" (Proverbs 4:24).

"The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence" (Proverbs 10:11).

"The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives" (Proverbs 18:7).

"But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from the heart, and these defile them" (Matthew 15:18).

"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption" (Ephesians 4:29-30).