Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.
New American Standard Bible
Guards his soul from troubles.
King James Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Holman Bible
keeps himself out of trouble.
International Standard Version
Whoever watches his mouth and tongue keeps himself from trouble.
A Conservative Version
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
American Standard Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
Amplified
He who guards his mouth and his tongue
Guards himself from troubles.
Bible in Basic English
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Darby Translation
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Julia Smith Translation
He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.
King James 2000
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, he guards his life from danger.
Modern King James verseion
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue; the same keepeth his soul from troubles.
NET Bible
The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
New Heart English Bible
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
The Emphasized Bible
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth, out of distresses, his soul.
Webster
Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
World English Bible
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Themes
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:23
Images Proverbs 21:23
Prayers for Proverbs 21:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
22 A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence. 23 Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul. 24 Proud, haughty, scorner is his name, Who is working in the wrath of pride.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:13
In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
Proverbs 13:3
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
Proverbs 10:19
In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.
Proverbs 17:27-28
One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.
James 1:26
If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;
James 3:2-13
for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;