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Proverbs 13:3 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 13 · verse 3 · King James Version
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.Proverbs 13:3 · King James Version
Proverbs 13:3 in context
1A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Cross references
- Proverbs 21:23
- Proverbs 18:21
- Proverbs 18:7
- James 3:2-12
- Psalms 39:1
- Matthew 12:36-37
- James 1:26
- Proverbs 20:19
Key words (Strong's)
- keepethnâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- keepethshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- lifenepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- widepâsaqto dispartH6589 →
- lipssâphâhthe lipH8193 →
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