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 ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
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 morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth 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 cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
