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Proverbs 21:23

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23wWhoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue

xKeepeth his soul yfrom troubles.

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Footnotes

  1. wSee Ps. 141:3. So ch. 18:21. James 3:2.
  2. xch. 22:5.
  3. ySo ch. 12:13.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue

keeps himself out of trouble.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Those who guard their mouths and their tongues

keep themselves from calamity.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who guards his mouth and tongue

keeps himself out of trouble.

NLTNew Living Translation

Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut,

and you will stay out of trouble.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who guards his mouth and his tongue,

he guards his life from danger.