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

谨守口与舌的，就保守自己免受灾难。

谨守口和舌的，就保护自己免受灾难。

谨守口和舌的，就保护自己免受灾难。

管住口舌，免遭祸患。

谨守口舌的，保护自己免受患难。

保守自己的口与舌的，就保守自己的灵魂免受患难。

謹守口與舌的，就保守自己免受災難。

謹守口和舌的，就保護自己免受災難。

謹守口和舌的，就保護自己免受災難。

管住口舌，免遭禍患。

謹守口舌的，保護自己免受患難。

謹守口與舌的、保守自己免受患難。

保守自己的口與舌的，就保守自己的靈魂免受患難。

守口舌者、保生免害、

守口足以遠害。

謹守唇舌者、保己命免受災害、

Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.

Those who are careful about what they say keep themselves out of trouble.

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

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

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

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

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

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

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

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

One who withholds his words has knowledge, And one who has a cool spirit is a person of understanding.Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

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

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

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

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.Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.