Proverbs 21:23
Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
In Context
22A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.
24He that is proude and arrogant; is called a scorner, whiche in his wrath worketh presumptuously.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.
Proverbs 13:3He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.
Proverbs 17:27A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:23
22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. Note, 1. Those that have power are apt to promise themselves great things from their power. The city of the mighty thinks itself impregnable, and therefore its strength is the confidence thereof, what it boasts of and trust in, bidding defiance to danger. 2. Those that have wisdom, though they are so modest as not to promise much, often perform great things, even against those that are so confident of their… Read the whole commentary →