KJV dictionary & concordance
1. One who talks idly or foolishly. 2. A contemptuous name applied by hearers to a speaker whose words they reject.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Ecclesiastes 10:11
Complete exact-word concordance
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Surely the serpent will bite without inchauntment, and a babbler is no better.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the master of the tongue.
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Then certaine Philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoikes, encountred him: and some said, What will this babbler say? Othersome, He seemeth to be a setter foorth of strange gods: because hee preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection.
1611 marginal noteOr, base fellow.
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