SinaiProverbs 13:3
American Standard Version
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
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Proverbs 13:3 in other translations
He who guards his mouth guards his soul.
One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 13:3 in context
- 1A wise son heareth his father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
- 2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.
- 3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
- 4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- 5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.