7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as bthe Gentiles do, for cthey think that they will be heard dfor their many words.
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Matthew 6:32
For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
Matthew 5:47
And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
1 Kings 18:26
And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made.
Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
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