Proverbs 10:19
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19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.(A)
Proverbs 10:19
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19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but the prudent are restrained in speech.(A)
Proverbs 12:23
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Proverbs 12:23
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Footnotes
- 12.23 Heb the heart of fools
Proverbs 13:3
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Proverbs 13:3
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3 Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
those who open wide their lips come to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.(A)
Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even fools who keep silent are considered wise;
when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.(A)
Proverbs 18:13
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13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.(A)
Proverbs 18:13
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13 If one gives answer before hearing,
it is folly and shame.(A)
Proverbs 21:23
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Proverbs 21:23
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23 To watch over mouth and tongue
is to keep out of trouble.(A)
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