Proverbs 10:19

When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise. (Proverbs 10:19)

It say in Ecclesiastes, "The more the words, the less the meaning" (6:11a). As a teacher, I have found that the more succinct an explanation for something is the better the chance is that people will retain it. I think there are times when we are almost ‘obligated’ or ‘compelled’ by our emotions to say something in a situation. This may be right. However, the problem is when we lose control of our tongues in the process. If we want to impact a highly tense situation, the best way is to speak clearly and succinctly the brief point that we want to make. Don’t labour the point or it will just turn into a fight and you will sin with your tongue by tearing the person down instead of building them up.