Pro 10:19, 15:2, Ecc 10:12-14 | 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 15:2

2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but ^cthe mouths of fools pour out folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth ^dwin him favor, ^{▼▼Or are gracious}
but ^fthe 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 ^gA fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him ^hwhat will be after him?