Proverbs 21:23

Proverbs 21:23
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

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Proverbs 13:3
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

James 1:26
If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.

Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

Psalms 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

Proverbs 12:13
In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

James 3:2
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

1 Peter 3:10
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

Psalms 39:1
To the chief music-maker. Of Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David. I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.

Psalms 141:3
O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Proverbs 10:19
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

Proverbs 13:13
He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

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Proverbs 17:27
He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

Proverbs 17:28
Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

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Proverbs 15:1
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

Proverbs 18:19
A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.

Proverbs 29:8
Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

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Proverbs 17:14
The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

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Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

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Proverbs 21:22
A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

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Hebrews 12:14
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

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Hebrews 12:15
Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

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James 3:3
Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.

James 3:4
And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it.

James 3:5
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

James 3:7
For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority;

James 3:8
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.

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James 3:9
With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.

James 3:10
Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

James 3:11
Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?

James 3:12
Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?

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