What is idle talk?

[ILoveYeshua]

How can idle conversation be defined? What are some examples of idle talk?

 

[InLight247]

Prove 10:19
Where words are many, sin is not wanting; but he who restrains his lips does well.

For example: Endless chatting, aimless talk, irresponsible words, exaggeration, boasting, detraction, improper curiosity, revealing other’s secret, gossiping, complaining, being judgmental, the list goes on……

Matthew 12:36
By your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.

 

[Phil_Marinus]

How can idle conversation be defined? What are some examples of idle talk?

Listen to a couple of school cleaners chat about nothing for 45 minutes …
Thats idle talk…

 

[po18guy]

Normally, it either includes or leads to rumors, innuendo and gossip.

 

[FrStevenJones]

Talking with God, in prayer, is the goal. That is why monks are silent, to avoid trivial human conversation, which is typically about worldly concerns. Silence with humans frees the mind for God.

 

[Aussieman88]

Any talk that’s not in line with the word of God.

 

[ready]

I’d say that if something you say does not honor or glorify God in some way and does not need to be said, then it is idle talk. God bless you.

 

[Mary_Ellen]

Here is a good explanation of idle talk:

orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/idletalk.aspx

 

[ILoveYeshua]

Thanks for all of your replies.