Proverbs 13:3 · KJV
“He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: {but} he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.”
— Proverbs 13:3
A man shall eat good by the fruit of {his} mouth: but the soul of the transgressors {shall eat} violence.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 13 — Context
A wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2A man shall eat good by the fruit of {his} mouth: but the soul of the transgressors {shall eat} violence.
3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: {but} he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5A righteous {man} hateth lying: but a wicked {man} is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth {is} his destruction, and his lips {are} the snare of his soul.
James 3:2-12
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same {is} a perfect man, {and} able also to bridle the whole body.
Psalms 39:1
[To the chief Musician, {even} to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. {my mouth...: Heb. a bridle, or, muzzle for my mouth}
Matthew 12:36-37
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips {is} wise.
James 1:26
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion {is} vain.