Proverbs 13:3
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King James Version (modern wording)
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 13:3 (KJV)
American Standard Version
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 13:3 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Proverbs 13:3 (BSB)
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What does Proverbs 13:3 say?
Proverbs 13:3 in modern King James wording reads: "He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction."
Where is Proverbs 13:3 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 13:3 is verse 3 of chapter 13 of the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. Proverbs has 31 chapters.
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