14 Bible Verses about Too Many Words
Most Relevant Verses
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Thus with your mouth you have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore you shall receive the greater condemnation.
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.
Since there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?
In the multitude of words there lacks not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.
The heart of the righteous studies to answer: but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
For a dream comes through much business; and a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words.
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Therefore does Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplies words without knowledge.
