Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
4The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Cross References
Judges 16:11And he said to her, If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I shall become weak, and be as another man.
Psalms 39:1I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked man is before me.
Proverbs 10:19Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.
Proverbs 21:23He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:3
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. Note, 1. If that which comes from within, out of the heart, be good, and from a good treasure, it will return with advantage. Inward comfort and satisfaction will be daily bread; nay, it will be a continual feast to those who delight in that communication which is to the use of edifying. 2. Violence done will recoil in the face of him that does it: The soul of the transgressors that harbours and plots mischief,… Read the whole commentary →