Pro 10:19, 13:16, 29:11, 20, Ecc 10:12-14, Mat 12:34, Tit 1:10-11 | ESV | STEP | When words are many , transgression is not lacking , but whoever restrains his lips is prudent .

Proverbs 10:19

19 ^aWhen words are many, transgression is not lacking,
^bbut whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

Proverbs 13:16

16 ^cEvery prudent man acts with knowledge,
^dbut a fool flaunts his folly.

Proverbs 29:11

11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.

Proverbs 29:20

20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
^eThere is more hope for a fool than for him.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth ^fwin him favor, ^{▼▼Or are gracious}
but ^hthe lips of a fool consume him.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
14 ⁱA fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him ^jwhat will be after him?

Matthew 12:34

34 ^kYou brood of vipers! How can you speak good, ^lwhen you are evil? ^mFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Titus 1:10-11

10 For there are many who are insubordinate, ⁿempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of ^othe circumcision party. ^{▼▼Or especially those of the circumcision} 11 They must be silenced, since ^qthey are upsetting whole families by teaching ^rfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach.