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Proverbs 13:3
He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
Proverbs 13:3 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 13:3 in other translations
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
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In context
1 A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.
2 Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [shall be sated with] violence.
3 He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
4 The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
5 A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.
6 Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
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