Definition and Importance
In the Bible, "speakings" refer to the act of verbal communication, encompassing a wide range of expressions from divine revelations to human conversations. The power and significance of speech are emphasized throughout Scripture, highlighting both its potential for good and its capacity for harm. Speakings are a reflection of the heart and are instrumental in conveying God's will, teaching, rebuking, and encouraging others.

Divine Speakings
God's speakings are foundational to the biblical narrative. From the creation account, where God speaks the universe into existence (Genesis 1:3: "And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light."), to the giving of the Law at Sinai, divine speakings reveal God's character and purposes. The prophets served as God's mouthpieces, delivering His messages to Israel and the nations. Hebrews 1:1-2 states, "On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. But in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son."

Jesus Christ's Speakings
The speakings of Jesus Christ hold a central place in the New Testament. As the Word made flesh (John 1:14), Jesus' teachings, parables, and discourses reveal the Kingdom of God and the path to salvation. His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) and the Upper Room Discourse (John 13-17) are key examples of His authoritative and transformative speakings. Jesus' words are described as spirit and life (John 6:63: "The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.").

Apostolic Speakings
The apostles continued the ministry of Jesus through their speakings, empowered by the Holy Spirit. The Book of Acts records numerous instances where apostolic speakings led to the spread of the Gospel and the growth of the early church. Peter's sermon at Pentecost (Acts 2) and Paul's address at the Areopagus (Acts 17) are notable examples of how God used their words to convict and convert listeners.

Human Speakings
The Bible provides extensive guidance on human speakings, emphasizing the need for wisdom, truthfulness, and edification. Proverbs 18:21 warns, "Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit." James 3:5-6 further cautions about the tongue's potential for destruction: "The tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body."

Speakings in Worship and Prayer
Speakings play a vital role in worship and prayer, serving as expressions of praise, confession, and supplication. The Psalms are a rich collection of speakings directed toward God, reflecting a range of human emotions and experiences. Jesus taught His disciples to pray with sincerity and simplicity (Matthew 6:5-13), emphasizing the importance of genuine communication with the Father.

Speakings and Community
In the context of Christian community, speakings are essential for teaching, admonishing, and building one another up in love. Ephesians 4:29 instructs, "Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen." Speakings should reflect the love and truth of Christ, fostering unity and spiritual growth within the body of believers.

Conclusion
While the Bible does not provide a specific entry titled "Speakings," the concept is woven throughout Scripture, underscoring the profound impact of words in both divine and human contexts. The biblical perspective on speakings calls for careful stewardship of our words, aligning them with God's truth and purposes.

Entire Sanctification as Taught by Peter.
... "Wherefore, laying aside all malice and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies,
and all evil speakings, as newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word ...
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"But if Ye have Bitter Envying and Strife in Your Hearts, Glory ...
... Hence, says he, proceed all these feverish distempers among you, your hot and
passionate words, your evil speakings and reproachings, your contentions and wars ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon iv but if ye.htm

V. ...
... V.1-5. Wherefore lay aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and hatred,
and all evil speakings, and desire the sincere milk of the word, as new-born ...
/.../the epistles of st peter and st jude preached and explained/chapter ii v .htm

When a Revival is to be Expected.
... 2. When there are dissensions, and jealousies, and evil speakings among
professors of religion, then there is great need of a revival. ...
/.../finney/lectures on revivals of religion/lecture ii when a revival.htm

The Form of Sound Words
... you have heard certain grand outlines of truth; you have heard from me the great
system of faith in Jesus Christ; in my writings and public speakings you have ...
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Entire Sanctification as Taught by James and Jude.
... tells us to lay aside inbred sin, as it exists in the form of malice, and guile,
and hypocrisies, and envies, and shows itself in evil speakings, so James ...
/.../clark/the theology of holiness/chapter x entire sanctification as.htm

That the Fast of Lent is not Sufficient to Make us Competent to ...
... 4. But what if the evil-speakings which we unkindly utter every day one against
another, were brought forward against us; as well as the rash judgments with ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily xx that the fast.htm

God's Call
... Your eatings and drinkings, your speakings, your workings, your dressings, your
courtings and marriages, also many other things, such as business and recreation ...
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Of Exercises of the Will: to Wit, Forced Immediate Acts...
... herself in a disposition to receive, diabolical suggestions, or, at least, vainly
to conceive and interpret her own imaginations to be internal speakings of God ...
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Touching Certain Forms of Immediate Acts, &C. ...
... she is interiorly moved or enabled to actuate immediately towards God Himself, who
is likewise the end and ultimate object of all other speakings and actuations ...
/.../chapter ii touching certain forms.htm

Speakings (3 Occurrences)
...Speakings (3 Occurrences). ... 1 Peter 2:1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all
guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings, (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
/s/speakings.htm - 7k

Evil-speakings (3 Occurrences)
Evil-speakings. Evil-speaking, Evil-speakings. Evil-spoken .
Multi-Version Concordance Evil-speakings (3 Occurrences). ...
/e/evil-speakings.htm - 7k

Evil-speaking (5 Occurrences)
Evil-speaking. Evilspeaking, Evil-speaking. Evil-speakings . Easton's Bible
Dictionary ... Evilspeaking, Evil-speaking. Evil-speakings . Reference Bible.
/e/evil-speaking.htm - 10k

Guile (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 2:1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies,
and envies, all evil speakings, (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). ...
/g/guile.htm - 15k

Word-striving (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Timothy 6:4 he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and
word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings ...
/w/word-striving.htm - 6k

Whoredoms (34 Occurrences)
... Matthew 15:19 for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries,
whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings: (YLT). ...
/w/whoredoms.htm - 17k

False (303 Occurrences)
... Matthew 15:19 for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries,
whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings: (Root in WEB KJV ASV ...
/f/false%20.htm - 34k

Envyings (3 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). 1 Peter 2:1 Laying aside therefore all malice and all
guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings, (DBY YLT). ...
/e/envyings.htm - 7k

Evil-spoken (1 Occurrence)
Evil-spoken. Evil-speakings, Evil-spoken. Evil-surmisings . Multi-Version
Concordance ... Evil-speakings, Evil-spoken. Evil-surmisings . Reference Bible.
/e/evil-spoken.htm - 6k

Evil-surmisings (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Timothy 6:4 he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and
word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings ...
/e/evil-surmisings.htm - 6k

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