Proverbs 13:3

New American Bible - revised edition

Those who guard their mouths preserve themselves; those who open wide their lips bring ruin.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:23

Those who guard mouth and tongue guard themselves from trouble.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who choose one shall eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:7

The mouths of fools are their ruin; their lips are a deadly snare.

Psalm 39:1

For the leader, for Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

Proverbs 10:19

Where words are many, sin is not wanting; but those who restrain their lips do well.

Proverbs 20:19

A slanderer reveals secrets; so have nothing to do with a babbler!

James 1:26

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain.

Proverbs 12:13

By the sin of their lips the wicked are ensnared, but the just escape from a tight spot.

Psalm 34:13

Who is the man who delights in life, who loves to see the good days?

Psalm 141:3

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

Proverbs 10:14

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the sluggard craves but has nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is amply satisfied.

Judges 16:11

“If they bind me tight with new ropes, with which no work has been done,” he answered her, “I shall grow weaker and be like anyone else.”

Judges 16:17

So he told her all that was in his heart and said, “No razor has touched my head, for I have been a nazirite for God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I shall grow weaker and be like anyone else.”

Proverbs 10:8

A wise heart accepts commands, but a babbling fool will be overthrown.

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of the fool is a rod for pride, but the lips of the wise preserve them.