He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin. Cross References James 3:2 We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. Proverbs 10:14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction. Proverbs 13:4 The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied. Proverbs 18:7 A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. Proverbs 18:21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 20:19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips. Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress. Treasury of Scripture He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction. 0:19 Proverbs 12:13 Proverbs 21:23 Psalm 39:1 |