Ecclesiastes 5:2
Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
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Cross references
- Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
- Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- Isaiah 55:9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.