Proverbs 13:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

New Living Translation
Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.

English Standard Version
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Berean Study Bible
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

New American Standard Bible
One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

NASB 1995
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

NASB 1977
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Amplified Bible
The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life; The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.

Christian Standard Bible
The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Contemporary English Version
Keep what you know to yourself, and you will be safe; talk too much, and you are done for.

Good News Translation
Be careful what you say and protect your life. A careless talker destroys himself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever controls his mouth protects his own life. Whoever has a big mouth comes to ruin.

International Standard Version
Anyone who guards his words protects his life; anyone who talks too much is ruined.

NET Bible
The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

New King James Version
He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

King James 2000 Bible
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

New Heart English Bible
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

World English Bible
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

American King James Version
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

American Standard Version
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

A Faithful Version
He who keeps his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens his lips wide shall have destruction.

Darby Bible Translation
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.

English Revised Version
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Webster's Bible Translation
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shal be to him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his life: but who so speaketh vnaduysed, fyndeth harme.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Whoever is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, "" Whoever is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

Smith's Literal Translation
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He that keeps his mouth takes care of his soul, and he that opens his lips works shipwreck to his soul.

Lamsa Bible
He who guards his mouth keeps his life; he who speaks too much shall bring ruin upon himself.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But for him that openeth wide his lips there shall be ruin.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself.
















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