Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin,.... Where a great deal is said, without care and forethought, there will not only be many weak things uttered, but much falsehood, and at least many…

There wanteth not sin - Some render this, “Sin shall not cease,” etc., i. e., many words do not mend a fault. Silence on the part both of the reprover and the offender is often better. The King James…

We are here admonished concerning the government of the tongue, that necessary duty of a Christian. 1. It is good to say little, because in the multitude of words there wanteth not sin, or sin doth…

A Greek parallel has been cited from Stobæus:

πολυλογία πολλὰ σφάλματα ἔχει,

and a Latin from Cato:

Virtutem primam esse puta compescere linguam.

Proximus ille Deo est qui scit ratione tacere.