8 Bible Verses About Slow to Speak
8 Bible verses about Slow to Speak to read, reflect on, and commit to memory.
Be sure of this, my dear brothers and sisters. Every person should be eager to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Where there are many words, wrongdoing is never far away, but whoever holds back their words is wise.
Even fools are thought wise if they keep quiet; if they close their lips, they seem discerning.
Do not speak rashly, and do not let your heart be quick to say anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so keep your words few.
Do you see someone who speaks without thinking? A fool has more hope than that person.
To answer before listening is foolish and shameful.
The righteous think before they answer, but the wicked spew out evil.
Those who watch what they say protect their lives, but those who talk carelessly come to ruin.