Proverbs 10:19
Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.
Bible (Bishops')
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 that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.
20The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:12A foole slaundereth his neyghbour: but a wise man holdeth his peace.
Proverbs 12:23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
Ecclesiastes 5:1When thou commest into the house of God, kepe thy foote and drawe nye, that God which is at hande may heare that thou geue not the offerynges of fooles: for they knowe naught but to do euyll.
Ecclesiastes 10:13The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.
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 →