Proverbs 10:19
Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
In Context
18He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.
20The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little worth.
Cross References
Job 11:2Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
Proverbs 11:12He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
Ecclesiastes 5:1Keep thy foot when thou go to the house of God, for to draw near to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they know not that they do evil.
Ecclesiastes 10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
James 3:2For we all stumble in many things. If any man does not stumble in word, this is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:19
The Proper of the Use of the Tongue. 18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. Observe here, Malice is folly and wickedness. 1. It is so when it is concealed by flattery and dissimulation: He is a fool, though he may think himself a politician, that hides hatred with lying lips, lest, if it break out, he should be ashamed before men and should lose the opportunity of gratifying his malice. Lying lips are bad enough of themselves, but have a peculiar malignity in them when… Read the whole commentary →