Bible Verses About Babbling

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.