"Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God." Ecclesiastes 5:6-7 (NIV)
King Solomon, the son of David and the wisest man that ever lived, said that people should not let the words of their mouths cause them to sin. People promise things to each other and to God, do not follow through with them, and that displeases God. Solomon basically said that people talk too much. He also said that man ought to talk less, listen more, and revere God. (Ecclesiastes 5:1-2 & 7)
It is not a very good idea to make promises and not keep them, especially to God. We do not want to make God angry. It is also not a good idea to talk a lot. Remember, we must give an account for every word we speak, even every idle word. (Matthew 12:36) The more we say beyond "yes" and "no", the likely we are so say something wrong. (James 5:12) The words of our mouths can get us into trouble. "The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell." James 3:6 (NIV) The less we say, the fewer words we speak, the better off we will be. If we are not praising God, reading the scriptures, or praying, we ought to spend more time being quiet and listening.
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