12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• Eccl 5:2 — 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.
• Eccl 5:7 — For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
• Eccl 10:12 — The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
• Eccl 10:14 — A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
• Job 11:2 — Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
• Job 13:5 — O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
• Prov 10:19 — In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
• Prov 10:19 — In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
• Prov 14:23 — In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
• Prov 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
• Prov 17:28 — Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.