Proverbs 21:23 - The Scriptures 2009

²³ Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Guards his life from distresses.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from troubles. [Prov. 12:13; 13:3; 18:21; James 3:2.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

Common English Bible

²³ Those who guard their mouths and their tongues guard themselves from trouble.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue guards his soul from anguish.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.

Proverbs 21:23 Cross References

Psalm 141:3

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

Proverbs 10:19

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

Proverbs 12:13

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

Proverbs 13:3

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

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the straight Is to turn away from evil; He who guards his life watches over His way.

Proverbs 18:21

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

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.