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Proverbs 10:19
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

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James 1:19
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

Proverbs 17:27
He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

Proverbs 17:28
Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

Proverbs 13:3
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

James 3:2
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

Psalms 39:1
To the chief music-maker. Of Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David. I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.

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Ecclesiastes 5:2
Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.

Ecclesiastes 5:3
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.

Job 11:2
Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?

Ecclesiastes 10:13
The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

Ecclesiastes 10:14
The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?

Proverbs 29:11
A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

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