Proverbs 10:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You will say the wrong thing if you talk too much— so be sensible and watch what you say.

Cross References

Job 11:2

So much foolish talk cannot go unanswered.

Psalm 39:1

I told myself, “I'll be careful not to sin by what I say, and I'll muzzle my mouth when evil people are near.”

Proverbs 11:12

It's stupid to say bad things about your neighbours. If you are sensible, you will keep quiet.

Proverbs 11:13

A gossip tells everything, but a true friend will keep a secret.

Proverbs 12:23

Be sensible and don't tell everything you know— only fools spread foolishness everywhere.

Proverbs 18:21

Words can bring death or life! Talk too much, and you will eat everything you say.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Be careful what you do when you enter the house of God. Some fools go there to offer sacrifices, even though they haven't sinned. But it's best just to listen when you go to worship.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Don't talk before you think or make promises to God without thinking them through. God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so don't talk too much.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

If you keep thinking about something, you will dream about it. If you talk too much, you will say the wrong thing.

James 1:19

My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry.

James 3:2

All of us do many wrong things. But if you can control your tongue, you are mature and able to control your whole body.