Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to
utter any thing before God; read more

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.

He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat
to him the words read more

He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat
to him the words of gods.

Words, as a Tartar's bow, do not shoot back upon the
understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and read more

Words, as a Tartar's bow, do not shoot back upon the
understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert
the judgment.

What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled.

What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled.

Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds;
You can't do that way when you're flying words.
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Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds;
You can't do that way when you're flying words.
"Careful with fire," is good advice we know
"Careful with words," is ten times doubly so.
Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes fall back dead;
But God Himself can't kill them when they're said.

As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.

As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in
due season, how good read more

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in
due season, how good is it!

Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.

Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing
reprove?

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing
reprove?