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Proverbs 13:3
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Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
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Proverbs 13:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
ESV
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Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
NLT
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Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.
MSG
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Careful words make for a careful life; careless talk may ruin everything.
CSB
3
The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Proverbs 13:3 In-Context
1
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
2
From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
3
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
4
A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
5
The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.
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1.
S
Psalms 12:2
; S
Psalms 34:13
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James 3:2
2.
S
Proverbs 10:6
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Proverbs 21:23
3.
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Job 1:22
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Pr 18:7,20-21
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