God has a lot to say about how we use our talk:
Proverbs 17:4 (ESV)
An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:7 (ESV)
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a prince.
Proverbs 17:10 (ESV)
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:27-28 (ESV)
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Proverbs 18:4 (ESV)
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 18:6 (ESV)
A fool's lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites a beating.
Proverbs 18:8 (ESV)
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:13 (ESV)
If one gives an answer before he hears,
it is his folly and shame.
Proverbs 18:20 (ESV)
From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied;
he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
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