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.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:2–3 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. As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
- 1 Kings 18:26–28 And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!” So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.