Proverbs 10:19
בְּרֹב דְּבָרִים לֹא יֶחְדַּל ־ פָּשַׁע וְחֹשֵׂךְ שְׂפָתָיו מַשְׂכִּֽיל ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
In Context
18מְכַסֶּה שִׂנְאָה שִׂפְתֵי ־ שָׁקֶר וּמוֹצִא דִבָּה הוּא כְסִֽיל ׃
20כֶּסֶף נִבְחָר לְשׁוֹן צַדִּיק לֵב רְשָׁעִים כִּמְעָֽט ׃
Cross References
Job 11:2הֲרֹב דְּבָרִים לֹא יֵעָנֶה וְאִם ־ אִישׁ שְׂפָתַיִם יִצְדָּֽק ׃
Proverbs 11:12בָּז ־ לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲסַר ־ לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ ׃
Proverbs 12:23אָדָם עָרוּם כֹּסֶה דָּעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים יִקְרָא אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃
Ecclesiastes 5:1אַל ־ תְּבַהֵל עַל ־ פִּיךָ וְלִבְּךָ אַל ־ יְמַהֵר לְהוֹצִיא דָבָר לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם וְאַתָּה עַל ־ הָאָרֶץ עַֽל ־ כֵּן יִהְיוּ דְבָרֶיךָ מְעַטִּֽים ׃
Ecclesiastes 10:13תְּחִלַּת דִּבְרֵי ־ פִיהוּ סִכְלוּת וְאַחֲרִית פִּיהוּ הוֹלֵלוּת רָעָֽה ׃
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 →