Proverbs 21:23

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

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WEBBE

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

BSB

He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

KJV

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

ASV

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

BBE

He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

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שֹׁמֵר sho·mer [one who] guards H8104 פִּיו piv mouth his H6310 וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ u·le·sho·no and tongue his H3956 שֹׁמֵר sho·mer [is] keeping H8104 מִצָּרוֹת mi·tza·rot from troubles H6869 נַפְשׁוֹ naf·sho self his H5315

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.