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Green's Literal Translation
Proverbs 21:23
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from distresses.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The one who guards his mouth and tonguekeeps himself out of trouble.
The one who guards his mouth and tonguekeeps himself out of trouble.
Hebrew Names Version
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
King James Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
English Standard Version
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
New American Standard Bible
One who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
One who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
New Century Version
Those who are careful about what they say keep themselves out of trouble.
Those who are careful about what they say keep themselves out of trouble.
Amplified Bible
He who guards his mouth and his tongue Guards himself from troubles.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue Guards himself from troubles.
World English Bible
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue,Keeps his soul from troubles.
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue,Keeps his soul from troubles.
Berean Standard Bible
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Contemporary English Version
Watching what you say can save you a lot of trouble.
Watching what you say can save you a lot of trouble.
Complete Jewish Bible
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Darby Translation
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Easy-to-Read Version
People who are careful about what they say will save themselves from trouble.
People who are careful about what they say will save themselves from trouble.
George Lamsa Translation
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from trouble.
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from trouble.
Good News Translation
If you want to stay out of trouble, be careful what you say.
If you want to stay out of trouble, be careful what you say.
Lexham English Bible
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, he guards his life from danger.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, he guards his life from danger.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
American Standard Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
Bible in Basic English
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
King James Version (1611)
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from troubles.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.
He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.
English Revised Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that kepith his mouth and his tunge, kepith his soule from angwischis.
He that kepith his mouth and his tunge, kepith his soule from angwischis.
Update Bible Version
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
New English Translation
The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
New King James Version
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
New Living Translation
Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble.
Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble.
New Life Bible
He who watches over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
He who watches over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
New Revised Standard
To watch over mouth and tongue is to keep out of trouble.
To watch over mouth and tongue is to keep out of trouble.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth, out of distresses, his soul.
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth, out of distresses, his soul.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.
Revised Standard Version
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.
Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.
THE MESSAGE
Watch your words and hold your tongue; you'll save yourself a lot of grief.
Watch your words and hold your tongue; you'll save yourself a lot of grief.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
Contextual Overview
23 Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from distresses.
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
Genesis 20:14
Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male slaves, and slave-girls, and gave to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male slaves, and slave-girls, and gave to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
Genesis 21:21
And he lived in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
And he lived in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
Genesis 21:22
And it happened at that time Abimelech and Phicol, the general of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do.
And it happened at that time Abimelech and Phicol, the general of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do.
Genesis 21:23
And now swear to me here by God, that you will not lie to me, and to my son, and to my heir, according to the kindness which I have sworn to you. Do to me and to the land in which you have lived.
And now swear to me here by God, that you will not lie to me, and to my son, and to my heir, according to the kindness which I have sworn to you. Do to me and to the land in which you have lived.
Genesis 24:3
And I will cause you to swear by Jehovah, God of the heavens and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, among whom I dwell.
And I will cause you to swear by Jehovah, God of the heavens and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, among whom I dwell.
Genesis 26:28
And they said, Since we plainly have seen that Jehovah has been with you, and we have said, let there be an oath now between us, between us and you, and let us cut a covenant with you,
And they said, Since we plainly have seen that Jehovah has been with you, and we have said, let there be an oath now between us, between us and you, and let us cut a covenant with you,
Genesis 31:44
And now come, let us cut a covenant, you and me; and let it be a witness between you and me.
And now come, let us cut a covenant, you and me; and let it be a witness between you and me.
Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, the God of their father, let judge between us. And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, the God of their father, let judge between us. And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
Deuteronomy 6:13
You shall fear Jehovah your God, and you shall serve Him, and you shall swear by His name.
You shall fear Jehovah your God, and you shall serve Him, and you shall swear by His name.
Joshua 2:12
And now, please swear to me by Jehovah, since I have dealt with you in kindness, that you will also deal with my father's house in kindness, and shall give to me a true token;
And now, please swear to me by Jehovah, since I have dealt with you in kindness, that you will also deal with my father's house in kindness, and shall give to 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.
