Matthew Henry · Verse 3
He that thinks before he speaks, that suppresses evil if he have thought it, keeps his soul from a great deal both of guilt and grief. Many a one is ruined by an ungoverned tongue.
Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
BSB
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
KJV
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
ASV
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
BBE
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
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