Bible Verses About Talking Too Much
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for talking too much, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 10,550 votes, led by Proverbs 10:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Talking Too Much
Proverbs 10:19762 votes
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Proverbs 17:28702 votes
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:2672 votes
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
James 1:19617 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Proverbs 21:23507 votes
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Psalms 141:3494 votes
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Proverbs 29:20447 votes
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Matthew 12:36364 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Proverbs 13:3348 votes
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Ecclesiastes 5:2284 votes
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Ecclesiastes 9:17258 votes
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
Proverbs 14:23234 votes
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
James 3:6226 votes
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Proverbs 18:21220 votes
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 15:1-33219 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Ecclesiastes 5:7215 votes
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
Proverbs 17:27194 votes
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Proverbs 30:32181 votes
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
2 Timothy 2:16178 votes
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
James 3:2-11155 votes
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Proverbs 12:18150 votes
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Amos 5:13149 votes
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
Proverbs 20:19136 votes
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Psalms 141:3-4129 votes
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Ephesians 4:29111 votes
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
What does the Bible say about talking too much?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 10:19 on the subject of talking too much. Across 10,550 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 17:28, Proverbs 18:2, James 1:19. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.