«كُتْرِ الْكَلَامْ يِقِلِّ الْقِيمَهْ»

The proverb holds that a person who talks endlessly gradually loses the regard of others. Words that flow without restraint begin to seem cheap, and the speaker's dignity and authority shrink along with them.

Although the word for worth is also everyday vocabulary for price, the loss here is social rather than material: it concerns the respect and gravity a person commands in company. Speech and esteem are pictured as moving in opposite directions, so the more someone chatters, the less weight they carry.

Use it to caution someone whose excessive talking is weakening the respect others have for them, or to explain why a habitually talkative person no longer carries much weight in company. The saying can also serve as a reminder to speak with restraint.