Proverbs 13:3

English Standard Version 2016

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Proverbs 18:21

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

Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.”

Proverbs 10:19

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

Proverbs 20:19

Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.

James 1:26

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

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Psalm 34:13

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

Psalm 141:3

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

Proverbs 10:14

The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Judges 16:11

And he said to her, “If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.”

Judges 16:17

And he told her all his heart, and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.”

Proverbs 10:8

The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 14:3

By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.