Job 11:2

“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a talkative man be acquitted?

Job 18:2

“How long will you hunt for words?
Show understanding and then we can talk.

Proverbs 10:19

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

Job 8:2

“How long will you say these things,
And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

Job 16:3

“Is there no limit to windy words?
Or what plagues you that you answer?

Psalm 140:11

“May a slanderer not be established in the earth;
May evil hunt the violent man speedily.”

And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would this idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

James 1:19

This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Job 11:2

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

The multitude

General references

Job 13:7

Bible References

The multitude

“Is there no limit to windy words?
Or what plagues you that you answer?

“How long will you hunt for words?
Show understanding and then we can talk.

“May a slanderer not be established in the earth;

May evil hunt the violent man speedily.”

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

General references

“Will you speak what is unjust for God,
And speak what is deceitful for Him?