Proverbs 21:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Prov 12:13 : 13 The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
  • Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  • 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.
  • 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. 13 Who is wise and endowed with knowledge among you? Let him show by good conduct his works with the meekness of wisdom.
  • Prov 17:27-28 : 27 He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. 28 Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise; and he who shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
  • 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 13:2-3
    2 verses
    83%

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

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

  • Ps 34:13
    77%

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

  • Prov 10:18-21
    4 verses
    77%

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

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

    20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver, the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

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

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

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

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

  • Prov 14:3
    76%

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

  • Prov 15:4
    75%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:1-2
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    75%

    1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

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

  • Prov 10:31
    75%

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

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

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

  • Prov 4:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • 1 Pet 3:10
    74%

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

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he will be filled with the produce of his lips.

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

  • Prov 17:20
    74%

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

  • Ps 39:1
    74%

    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.

  • Ps 141:3
    73%

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

  • Eccl 10:12
    73%

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

  • Prov 22:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

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

  • Prov 17:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • Job 20:13
    73%

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

  • Prov 5:2
    72%

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

  • Job 5:21
    72%

    21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue: nor shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes.

  • Prov 21:22
    72%

    22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and casts down the strength of its confidence.

  • Prov 19:8
    72%

    8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 10:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

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

  • Job 33:18
    72%

    18 He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

  • Prov 22:5
    72%

    5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

  • Ps 37:30
    72%

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

  • Prov 10:14
    71%

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

  • Prov 15:23
    71%

    23 A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

  • Ps 50:19
    71%

    19 You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

  • Prov 30:32
    71%

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

  • Prov 21:24
    71%

    24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who deals in arrogant wrath.

  • Prov 12:18
    71%

    18 There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Prov 16:21
    71%

    21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

  • Prov 26:28
    71%

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

  • Prov 12:13
    71%

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