Bible Verses About Idle Words And Careless Speech

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

Bible parallel on foolish talking and jesting

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Main Bible passage behind the teaching

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

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

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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

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For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

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An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

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

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And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Bible warning about tattlers and idle behavior

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

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For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

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Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

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The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

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

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Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

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A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

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Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

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It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

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

Bible warning against idle babblings

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.

Tongue-control warning closely related to idle words

How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

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Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

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Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

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For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

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Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

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Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

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The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

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That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

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Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Parallel Bible wording about corrupt talk

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Bible call to speak few words before God

Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

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It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

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For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

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