Proverbs 13:3 - The Scriptures 2009

³ He who watches over his mouth guards his being, But he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Common English Bible

³ People who watch their mouths guard their lives, but those who open their lips are ruined.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.

Proverbs 13:3 Cross References

Psalm 141:3

O יהוה, set a guard for my mouth; Watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 34:13

Nun Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.

Psalm 39:1

I have said,”Let me guard my ways Against sinning with my tongue; Let me guard my mouth with a muzzle, While the wrongdoer is before me.”

Proverbs 10:14

The wise treasure up knowledge, But the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

Proverbs 10:19

When words are many, Transgression is not absent, But he who restrains his lips is wise.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart accepts commands, But one with foolish lips falls.

Proverbs 12:13

In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare, But the righteous gets out of distress.

Proverbs 13:4

The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise guard them.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his life.

Proverbs 20:19

He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with him Who speaks smoothly with his lips.

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Guards his life from distresses.

James 1:26

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is worthless.

Judges 16:11

And he said to her, “If they bind me tightly with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall be weak, and be like any other man.”

Judges 16:17

that he made known to her all his heart, and said to her, “No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to Elohim from my mother’s womb. If I were shaven, then my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.”