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

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

One who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.

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 ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their whole body as well.Look at the ships too: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are nevertheless directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot determines.So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!And the tongue is a fire, the very world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our body’s parts as that which defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.But no one among mankind can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people, who have been made in the likeness of God;from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.Does a spring send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water?Can a fig tree, my brothers and sisters, bear olives, or a vine bear figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.

When there are many words, wrongdoing is unavoidable, But one who restrains his lips is wise.

I said,“ I will keep watch over my ways So that I do not sin with my tongue; I will keep watch over my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence.”

An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.

One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with a gossip.

But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment.For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.