Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips is most wise.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
In Context
18Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach is foolish.
20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.
Cross References
Job 11:2Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?
Proverbs 11:12He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace.
Proverbs 12:23A cautious man concealeth knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly.
Ecclesiastes 5:1Speak not any thing rashly, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Ecclesiastes 10:13The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
James 3:2For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man. He is able also with a bridle to lead about 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 →