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Proverbs 13:3 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 13 · verse 3
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.
Commentary
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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Note, 1. A guard upon the lips is a guard to the soul. He that is cautious, that thinks twice before he speaks once, that, if he have thought evil, lays his hand upon his mouth to suppress it, that keeps a strong bridle on his tongue and a strict hand on that bridle, he keeps his soul from a great deal both of guilt…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary