《诗经》的“说话”观主要体现在“慎言”。《诗经》明确提出了帝王“慎言”的重要。《大雅·抑》是一位老臣劝告、讽刺周王的诗,第五、六章向周王阐述了“慎言”的道理:“质尔人民,谨尔侯度,用戒不虞。慎尔出话,敬尔威仪,无不柔嘉。白圭之玷,尚可磨也。斯言之玷,不可为也!”(译文:安定你的老百姓,谨守法度莫任性,以防祸事突然生。说话开口要谨慎,行为举止要端正,处处温和又可敬。白玉上面有污点,尚可琢磨除干净;开口说话出毛病, The Book of Songs ’s view of “talking” mainly manifests itself in “Shen Yan ”. “Book of Songs” made it clear that the emperor “cautious ” important. “Daya · suppression” is a veteran advice, satirical Zhou Wang’s poem, the fifth and sixth chapters to Wang Zhou explained “Shen Yan ” truth: .Selier speaks, czarism, all Roujia .Bai gui tainted, can grind also .Shir language stained, can not be too! "(Translation: stability of your people, to be lawless, in case Crashes suddenly students speak to be cautious, behavior should be corrected, everywhere gentle and respectable .Baiyu above the stain, can still be refined in addition to clean; speak out of order,