Proverbs 13:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

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  • Prov 21:23 : 23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
  • Jas 3:2-9 : 2 For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in horses' mouths so that they may obey us; and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at the ships, which, though they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, yet they are turned with a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. 5 Even so, the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast, and of bird, and of serpent, and of things in the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olive berries, or a vine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of 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 The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.
  • Matt 12:36-37 : 36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is useless.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore, do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
  • Ps 39:1 : 1 I said, I will be careful of my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked are before me.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:23
    83%

    23Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

  • Prov 13:2
    80%

    2A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 14:3
    76%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • Prov 10:11
    75%

    11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Ps 34:13
    75%

    13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    75%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

  • Prov 18:20-21
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    20A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he will be filled with the produce 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%

    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

  • Ps 141:3
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:4
    74%

    4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit.

  • Prov 5:2
    73%

    2That you may keep discretion, and that your lips may preserve knowledge.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
    73%

    10For he who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 16:23
    73%

    23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • Prov 4:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

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

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

    16He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul, but he who despises his ways shall die.

  • Prov 12:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.

    14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 10:21
    71%

    21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

  • Ps 17:4
    71%

    4Concerning the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the paths of the destroyer.

  • Prov 13:13
    71%

    13Whoever despises the word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

  • Prov 29:11
    71%

    11A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Prov 15:2
    71%

    2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Prov 15:7
    71%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.

  • Prov 17:20
    71%

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Job 20:13
    71%

    13Though he spares it and does not forsake it, but keeps it still within his mouth,

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Prov 16:27
    70%

    27An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips there is like a burning fire.

  • Rom 3:14
    70%

    14'Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.'

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

    14The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Ps 39:1
    69%

    1I said, I will be careful of my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked are before me.

  • Prov 30:32
    69%

    32If you have acted foolishly in exalting yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand on your mouth.

  • Ps 36:3
    69%

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

  • Ps 37:30
    69%

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

  • Prov 17:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.

    28Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise; and he who shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

  • Prov 31:8
    69%

    8Speak for those who cannot speak, in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

  • Prov 26:28
    69%

    28A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Prov 22:18
    69%

    18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be ready on your lips.