How does foolish speech hurt others? - Foolishness - TouchPoints

Proverbs 18:6-7Fools get into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. The mouths of fools are their ruin; their lips get them into trouble.

Proverbs 20:3Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.

1 Timothy 6:4Anyone who teaches anything different is both conceited and ignorant. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, fighting, slander, and evil suspicions.

2 Timothy 2:23Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights.

Titus 3:9Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These kinds of things are useless and a waste of time.

Foolish speech can lead to conflict and dissension. When you shoot sharp words at others, expect them to shoot back at you. This only escalates conflict.

Ecclesiastes 10:12It is pleasant to listen to wise words, but the speech of fools brings them to ruin.

Foolish speech is destructive. Wise words nourish and heal; foolish words are a deadly fire, spreading out of control and leaving destruction in their wake.

Ephesians 5:4Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.

Foolish speech is unhealthy, tainting the soul.

Proverbs 10:18To hide hatred is to be a liar; to slander is to be a fool.

Foolish speech can be slanderous, robbing another person’s reputation and dignity.

Proverbs 14:6, 9A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding . . . Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

Proverbs 1:22“You simpletons!” she cries. “How long will you go on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools fight the facts?”

Proverbs 23:9Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.

Proverbs 24:9The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone despises a mocker.

Foolish speech includes ridicule of others. Foolish people make fun of things that could help them and the people who love them most.

Proverbs 15:2The wise person makes learning a joy; fools spout only foolishness.

Proverbs 14:7Stay away from fools, for you won’t find knowledge there.

Proverbs 26:7A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.

Ecclesiastes 9:17But even so, the quiet words of a wise person are better than the shouts of a foolish king.

Ecclesiastes 10:14they chatter on and on. No one really knows what is going to happen; no one can predict the future.

Foolish people claim to know all about the future and tell everyone the details! But who can really know what is going to happen?

Foolish speech is empty because it gets you nowhere.

Proverbs 10:14Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites trouble.

Foolish speech invites trouble because it can anger and offend others.