Proverbs 21:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²³ To watch over mouth and tongue is to keep out of trouble.

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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.

Proverbs 21:23 Cross References

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

James 1:26

If any think they are religious and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless.

Proverbs 12:13

The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.

Proverbs 10:19

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but the prudent are restrained in speech.

Psalm 141:3

Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their way preserve their lives.