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

谨守口的，得保生命；大张嘴的，必致败亡。

谨慎守口的，得保生命；大张嘴唇的，必致败亡。

谨慎守口的，得保生命；大张嘴唇的，必致败亡。

说话谨慎，可保性命；口无遮拦，自取灭亡。

谨慎口舌的，可保性命；口没遮拦的，自取灭亡。

谨守自己口的，保守自己的性命；口无遮拦的，导致自己的败亡。

謹守口的，得保生命；大張嘴的，必致敗亡。

謹慎守口的，得保生命；大張嘴唇的，必致敗亡。

謹慎守口的，得保生命；大張嘴唇的，必致敗亡。

說話謹慎，可保性命；口無遮攔，自取滅亡。

謹慎口舌的，可保性命；口沒遮攔的，自取滅亡。

謹守口舌的得保性命；大張其嘴的必致敗亡。

謹守自己口的，保守自己的性命；口無遮攔的，導致自己的敗亡。

守口者保生、侈口者見滅、

謹言者安、妄談者危。

守口者保生命、多言者必致敗亡、

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Those who guard what they say guard their lives. But those who speak without thinking will be destroyed.

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

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

One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

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

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

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

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:[ but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

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

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

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

A fool’s mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life.

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is mature, able also to control the whole body.Now if we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we direct their whole bodies.And consider ships: Though very large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among our members. It stains the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.Every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and fish is tamed and has been tamed by humankind,but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in God’s likeness.Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.Does a spring pour out sweet and bitter water from the same opening?Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a saltwater spring yield fresh water.

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is prudent.

I said,“ I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid someone with a big mouth.

I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.