Proverbs 21:23
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
In Context
24Proude, hautie and scornefull is his name that worketh in his arrogancie wrath.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:19In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.
Proverbs 13:3Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shall be to him.
Proverbs 17:27Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
James 1:26If any man amog you seeme religious, and refraineth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.
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 →