Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
4The sluggard willeth and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.
Cross References
Judges 16:11And he answered her: If I shall be bound with new ropes, that were never in work, I shall be weak and like other men.
Psalms 39:1Unto the end, for Idithun himself, a canticle of David.
Proverbs 10:19In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips is most wise.
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
Proverbs 21:23He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.
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 →