Proverbs 13:3

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Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

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  • Prov 21:23 : 23 Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.
  • Jas 3:2-9 : 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to also control his whole body. 3 Now if we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look also at the ships: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it boasts of great things. Consider how a small fire sets a great forest ablaze. 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting the entire course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7 Every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. 10 Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things should not be this way. 11 Does a spring pour forth both sweet and bitter water from the same opening? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt spring yield fresh water.
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.
  • Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.
  • Matt 12:36-37 : 36 I tell you, on the Day of Judgment, people will give an account for every idle word they speak. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If anyone thinks he is religious but does not bridle his tongue, and deceives his heart, his religion is worthless.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid anyone who talks too much.
  • Ps 39:1 : 1 For the director of music, for Jeduthun, a psalm of David.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:23
    83%

    23Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

  • Prov 13:2
    80%

    2From the fruit of their lips, people enjoy good things, but the appetite of the treacherous desires violence.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 14:3
    76%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 10:11
    75%

    11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Ps 34:13
    75%

    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

  • Prov 18:20-21
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    75%

    20From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is filled; he is satisfied with the yield of his lips.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 10:14
    75%

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Ps 141:3
    75%

    3Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

  • Prov 15:4
    74%

    4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

  • Prov 5:2
    73%

    2So you may preserve discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
    73%

    10For the one who wants to love life and to see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 16:23
    73%

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 4:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

    16The one who keeps the commandment preserves their soul, but whoever despises their ways will die.

  • Prov 12:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.

    14From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Prov 10:21
    71%

    21The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Ps 17:4
    71%

    4Concerning what people do, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

  • Prov 13:13
    71%

    13Whoever despises the word will bring destruction upon themselves, but respecting the commandment brings a reward.

  • Prov 29:11
    71%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 15:2
    71%

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 15:7
    71%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Prov 17:20
    71%

    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Job 20:13
    71%

    13though he cherishes it and does not let it go, but keeps it in the midst of his mouth,

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 14:23
    70%

    23In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Prov 16:27
    70%

    27A worthless man plots evil, and his words are like a scorching fire.

  • Rom 3:14
    70%

    14Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Ps 39:1
    69%

    1For the director of music, for Jeduthun, a psalm of David.

  • Prov 30:32
    69%

    32If you have acted foolishly by exalting yourself, or if you have devised evil, put your hand over your mouth.

  • Ps 36:3
    69%

    3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Ps 37:30
    69%

    30The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

  • Prov 17:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 31:8
    69%

    8Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

  • Prov 26:28
    69%

    28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

  • Prov 22:18
    69%

    18For it is pleasant when you keep them within you; they will be ready on your lips all together.