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Want to know what the Bible says about Talking Too Much? Here are 84 Bible verses about Talking Too Much from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Proverbs 10:19 NIV
Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.
618
Proverbs 17:28 NIV
Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
    and discerning if they hold their tongues.
579
Proverbs 18:2 NIV
Fools find no pleasure in understanding
    but delight in airing their own opinions.
539
James 1:19 NIV
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
509
Proverbs 21:23 NIV
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.
414
Psalm 141:3 NIV
Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
    keep watch over the door of my lips.
393
Proverbs 29:20 NIV
Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.
362
Proverbs 13:3 NIV
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
278
Matthew 12:36 NIV
But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
276
Ecclesiastes 5:2 NIV
Do not be quick with your mouth,
    do not be hasty in your heart
    to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven
    and you are on earth,
    so let your words be few.
247
Ecclesiastes 9:17 NIV
The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
    than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
238
Proverbs 14:23 NIV
All hard work brings a profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.
205
James 3:6 NIV
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
180
Ecclesiastes 5:7 NIV
Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.
174
Proverbs 18:21 NIV
The tongue has the power of life and death,
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.
157
2 Timothy 2:16 NIV
Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
151
Proverbs 17:27 NIV
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
148
Proverbs 30:32 NIV
“If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
    or if you plan evil,
    clap your hand over your mouth!
140
Proverbs 20:19 NIV
A gossip betrays a confidence;
    so avoid anyone who talks too much.
120
Proverbs 12:18 NIV
The words of the reckless pierce like swords,
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
119

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