Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Proverbs 13:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. American Standard Version (1901) He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. Common English Bible People who watch their mouths guard their lives, but those who open their lips are ruined. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils. |
Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
I said, “I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue; I will keep a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but the prudent are restrained in speech.
The wise of heart will heed commandments, but one with foolish lips will come to ruin.
The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.
The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing, while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.
The talk of fools is a rod for their backs, but the lips of the wise preserve them.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
The mouths of fools are their ruin, and their lips a snare to themselves.
If any think they are religious and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless.
He said to her, “If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like anyone else.”
So he told her his whole secret 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 were shaved, then my strength would leave me; I would become weak and be like anyone else.”