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Ordspråkene 13,3

Words and speechSelf-controlProtection and safety

1 En klok sønn lytter til sin fars veiledning, men en spotter bryr seg ikke om tilrettevisning.

2 Av munnens frukt nyter man gode ting, men de troløses begjær er vold.

De som vokter sin munn bevarer sitt liv, men de som taler tankeløst går til grunne.

4 Den lates sjel begjærer og får ingenting, men de flittiges ønsker blir fullt tilfredsstilt.

5 De rettferdige avskyr løgn, men de onde handler skammelig og motbydelig.

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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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