Proverbs 10:14
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14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.
Proverbs 12:13
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13 By the sin of their lips the wicked are ensnared,
but the just escape from a tight spot.
Proverbs 13:3
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3 Those who guard their mouths preserve themselves;[a]
those who open wide their lips bring ruin.(A)
Footnotes
- 13:3 Preserve themselves: in Hebrew, literally to preserve the throat area, the moist breathing center of one’s body, thus “life,” “soul,” or “self.” There is wordplay: if you guard your mouth (= words) you guard your “soul.” Fools, on the other hand, do not guard but open their lips and disaster strikes. A near duplicate is 21:23.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
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12 Words from the mouth of the wise win favor,
but the lips of fools consume them.
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