Proverbs 21:23

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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence.

By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of distress.

He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, it shall be his ruin.

Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence.

Death and life, are in the power of the tongue, and, its friends, shall eat its fruits.

If any thinketh he is observant of religion, not curbing his own tongue, but deceiving his own heart, this one's, religious observance is, vain:

For, oft, are we stumbling, one and all: If anyone, in word, doth not stumble, the same, is a mature man, able to curb even the whole body.