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Proverbs 13:3

Words and speechSelf-controlProtection and safety

1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

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BSB
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
KJV
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
WEB
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
ASV
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
DARBY
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
BLB
One guarding his mouth is keeping his soul; one opening his lips, destruction [is] unto him.
ÅB
Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sitt liv; den som lukker sine lepper vidt opp, ham blir det til ulykke.
OTB
De som vokter sin munn bevarer sitt liv, men de som taler tankeløst går til grunne.
B1930
Den som vokter sin munn, bevarer sitt liv; den som lukker sine leber vidt op, ham blir det til ulykke.

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