A moment in scripture
Proverbs 10:19
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In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 10:17
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
- Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
- Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
- Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.