Shut your mouth!

I am speaking to me, not to thee!

Have you ever realized that the 18th chapter of Proverbs in the Bible has 8 out of 23 verses that speak about...well...speaking too much. Check it out:

2 - A fool has no delight in understanding, but in expressing his own heart.

4 - The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.

6 - A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

7 - A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. (ouch!)

8 - The words of a talebearer (gossip) are like tasty trifles (wounds), and they go down into the inmost body.

20 - A man's stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth, and from the produce of his lips he shall be filled. (Makes me want to speak nothing but sweetness!)

21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

23 - The poor man uses entreaties, but the rich answers roughly.

Ummm...I'm going to be shutting my mouth now...