Sirach 20:8

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Sirach 20:8 (WEB)
He who uses many words will be abhorred. He who takes authority for himself will be hated in it.

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Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor II.6Book II
““For he that multiplieth speech abominates his own soul.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xx. 8.
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Ephesians 4:29
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Genesis 9:23
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Exodus 20:14
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Exodus 20:17
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Proverbs 10:19
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