When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
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
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
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