Proverbs 21:23

Modern English Version

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.

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

When words are many, sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous will escape from trouble.

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips will come to ruin.

The highway of the upright departs from evil; he who guards his way preserves his soul.

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

If anyone among you seems to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.