the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Proverbs 21:23
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The one who guards his mouth and tonguekeeps himself out of trouble.
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
One who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
Those who are careful about what they say keep themselves out of trouble.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue Guards himself from troubles.
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue,Keeps his soul from troubles.
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Watching what you say can save you a lot of trouble.
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
People who are careful about what they say will save themselves from trouble.
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from trouble.
If you want to stay out of trouble, be careful what you say.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, he guards his life from danger.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from distresses.
Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from troubles.
Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
He that kepith his mouth and his tunge, kepith his soule from angwischis.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble.
He who watches over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
To watch over mouth and tongue is to keep out of trouble.
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth, out of distresses, his soul.
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.
Watch your words and hold your tongue; you'll save yourself a lot of grief.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 17:27, Proverbs 17:28, Proverbs 18:21, James 1:26, James 3:2-13
Reciprocal: Psalms 39:1 - that I Proverbs 10:14 - the mouth Proverbs 19:16 - keepeth his James 1:19 - slow to speak
Cross-References
Then tooke Abimelech sheepe & beeues, & men seruants, & women seruants, & gaue them vnto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
And he dwelt in the wildernesse of Paran, and his mother tooke him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
And at that same time Abimelech and Phichol his chief captaine spake vnto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.
Nowe therefore sweare vnto me here by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my children, nor my childrens children: thou shalt deale with me, and with the countrey, where thou hast bene a stranger, according vnto the kindnesse that I haue shewed thee.
And I will make thee sweare by ye Lorde God of the heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites among who I dwel.
Who answered, Wee sawe certainely that the Lorde was with thee, and wee thought thus, Let there be nowe an othe betweene vs, euen betweene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee.
Nowe therefore come and let vs make a couenant, I and thou, which may be a witnes betweene me and thee.
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nabor, and the God of their father be iudge betweene vs: But Iaakob sware by the feare of his father Izhak.
Thou shalt feare the Lorde thy God, and serue him, and shalt sweare by his Name.
Now therefore, I pray you, sweare vnto me by the Lord; that as I haue shewed you mercie, ye will also shewe mercie vnto my fathers house, and giue me a true token,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue,.... Guards the one and bridles the other; is careful of what he says, that it is truth, and without dissimulation and guile; and is not injurious to the characters of men, and is not offensive and provoking; who abstains from ill and wrathful language, and which tends to stir up wrath and contention. Aben Ezra distinguishes between the mouth and tongue, and interprets it, that keeps his mouth from eating, that is, immoderately and intemperately; and his tongue from speaking evil: but it is best to understand both of the same thing, of speech or language, which when a man is careful of, he
keepeth his soul from troubles; his conscience clear of guilt and distress, and his person from being concerned in quarrels, contentions, and lawsuits, which such who give their tongues too much liberty are involved in.