Proverbs 21:23
Modern Translations
New International Version
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.

New Living Translation
Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble.

English Standard Version
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Berean Study Bible
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

New American Standard Bible
One who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.

NASB 1995
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.

NASB 1977
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.

Amplified Bible
He who guards his mouth and his tongue Guards himself from troubles.

Christian Standard Bible
The one who guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Contemporary English Version
Watching what you say can save you a lot of trouble.

Good News Translation
If you want to stay out of trouble, be careful what you say.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

International Standard Version
Whoever watches his mouth and tongue keeps himself from trouble.

NET Bible
The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

New King James Version
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

King James 2000 Bible
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

New Heart English Bible
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

World English Bible
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

American King James Version
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

American Standard Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

A Faithful Version
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Darby Bible Translation
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

English Revised Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Whoever is keeping his mouth and his tongue, "" Is keeping his soul from adversities.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

Smith's Literal Translation
He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue guards his soul from anguish.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.

Lamsa Bible
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from trouble.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.
















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