Proverbs 21:23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
In Context
22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
24The proud and haughty man, scorner is his name, he worketh in the arrogance of pride.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression: but he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.
Proverbs 13:3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 17:27He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
James 1:26If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.
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 →