Proverbs 10:19

Modern

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Traditional

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

Literal

In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, and the one restraining his lips is wise.

Latin

In multiloquio non deerit peccatum, qui autem moderatur labia sua prudentissimus est.

Hebrew

English

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

People who talk too much often reveal their lack of knowledge and cause problems for themselves (see also Proverbs 10:17; 13:3; 17:28).

James 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Proverbs 17:27–28
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
James 3:2
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
Ecclesiastes 10:13–14
The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
Psalm 39:1
For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”