Proverbs 13:3
3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
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3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:3
Commentary on Proverbs 13:3
(Read Proverbs 13:3)
He that thinks before he speaks, that suppresses evil if he have thought it, keeps his soul from a great deal both of guilt and grief. Many a one is ruined by an ungoverned tongue.