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
Shall windy words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?
Job 18:2
"How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and then we will speak.
Psalm 140:11
Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Acts 17:18
Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities"--because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
James 1:19
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
General references
Job 13:7
Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him?