Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
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Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 21:23
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

Psalm 39:1
I said, "I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present."

Matthew 12:36, 37
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. . . .

James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

James 3:2-12
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

King James Bible
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

International Standard Version
Anyone who guards his words protects his life; anyone who talks too much is ruined.

NET Bible
The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that keeps his mouth takes care of his soul, and he that opens his lips works shipwreck to his soul.
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