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Proverbs 13:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. "

Proverbs 13:3

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1 A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.

2 By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.

3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

5 A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

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A guard over the lips is a guard over the soul. The person who speaks carefully, who thinks twice before speaking once, and who puts a hand over the mouth when an evil thought rises, protects himself from much guilt and sorrow. He also avoids many painful regrets about himself and the complaints others would make against him.

Many people have been ruined by an uncontrolled tongue. The one who opens his lips wide and says whatever comes to mind, who loves to shout, boast, and make a scene, and who claims a kind of speech freedom that defies both God and people, will face destruction. It will ruin his reputation, his influence, his comfort, and, in the end, his soul forever (James 3:6).

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Proverbs 21:23

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"Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles."

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Proverbs 18:7

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"A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul."

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Wisdom 1:11

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"Beware then of unprofitable murmuring, and keep your tongue from slander; because no secret utterance will go on its way void, and a lying mouth destroys a soul."

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Ecclesiastes 10:12

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"The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips."

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Sirach 22:27

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"Who will set a watch over my mouth, and a seal of shrewdness upon my lips, that I may not fall from it, and that my tongue may not destroy me?"

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Psalms 50:19

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"“You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit."

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Proverbs 13:1

"A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke."

Proverbs 13:2

"By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence."

Proverbs 13:4

"The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied."

Proverbs 13:5

"A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace."

Proverbs 13:6

"Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner."

Proverbs 13:7

"There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth."

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