Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
The multitude
General references
Bible References
The multitude
Job 16:3
“Is there no end to [your futile] words of wind?
Or what plagues you [so much] that you [so boldly] answer [me like this]?
“Is there no end to [your futile] words of wind?
Or what plagues you [so much] that you [so boldly] answer [me like this]?
Job 18:2
“How long will you hunt for words and continue these speeches?
Do some clear thinking and show understanding and then we can talk.
“How long will you hunt for words and continue these speeches?
Do some clear thinking and show understanding and then we can talk.
Psalm 140:11
“Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil quickly hunt the violent man [to overthrow him and stop his evil acts].”
“Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil quickly hunt the violent man [to overthrow him and stop his evil acts].”
Proverbs 10:19
When there are many words, transgression and offense are unavoidable,
But he who controls his lips and keeps thoughtful silence is wise.
When there are many words, transgression and offense are unavoidable,
But he who controls his lips and keeps thoughtful silence is wise.
Acts 17:18
And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to engage in conversation with him. And some said, “What could this idle babbler [with his eclectic, scrap-heap learning] have in mind to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities”—because he was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
James 1:19
Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];
General references
Job 13:7
“Will you speak what is unjust for God,
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
“Will you speak what is unjust for God,
And speak what is deceitful for Him?