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Proverbs 13:3

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3tWhoever guards his mouth preserves his life;

uhe who opens wide his lips vcomes to ruin.

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Cross references

  1. tch. 21:23; [ch. 12:13; 18:21; James 3:2]
  2. uch. 20:19
  3. vch. 18:7

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,

but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;

the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

NLTNew Living Translation

Those who control their tongue will have a long life;

opening your mouth can ruin everything.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who keeps his mouth guards his life;

he who opens his lips, ruin belongs to him.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:

But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.