A time for everything.

Ecclesiastes 3:1,7b "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven...a time to keep silence, and a time to speak."
There is a time to speak, but there is also a time to keep our mouths shut. Speaking prematurely not only affects the one doing the speaking, it also affects others around them, particularly those to whom they speak.


Proverbs 17:28 says, "Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent."
There is such a thing as speaking prematurely. I've seen people (myself included) speak too early about things the Lord has revealed to them. This can can misdirect people from the Lord's purposes. Sometimes the Lord wants us to keep things to ourselves for a while until it is the right time to share what He has told us. How do we know if something is the "right time"? We seek God and determine whether He would have us keep it to ourselves for now or share it with others. This does not mean that what we have to say is bad, but there is a specific time for it to be spoken. Sometimes we just need to wait until it is the appropriate time. 


Proverbs 18:4 "The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brooke." 
Matthew Henry states in his commentary: "The well-spring of wisdom is as deep waters. An intelligent knowing man has in him a good treasure of useful things, which furnishes him with something to say upon all occasions that is pertinent and profitable. This is as deep waters, which make no noise, but never run dry."


Deuteronomy 18:20-22 
Even if God gives us words of wisdom, we need to discern whether His purpose was for our ears alone, or for someone else to know (now or in the future.)