Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul out of troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from troubles. [Prov. 12:13; 13:3; 18:21; James 3:2.]
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues guard themselves from trouble.
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue guards his soul from anguish.
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.
Set a guard, Adonai, over my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips.
When words abound, transgression is unavoidable. but whoever restrains his lips is wise.
An evil one is ensnared by the sin of lips, but the righteous one escapes trouble.
He who watches his mouth protects his life, but whoever opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
The highway of the upright avoids evil. He who guards his way protects his life.
Death and life are in the control of the tongue. Those who indulge in it will eat its fruit.
If anyone thinks he is religious and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is futile.