Proverbs 21:23 Cross References

Proverbs 21:23

23: If you keep your mouth shut, you will stay out of trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

  1. Those who control their tongue will have a long life; a quick retort can ruin everything.

Proverbs 17:27

  1. A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.
  2. Even fools are thought to be wise when they keep silent; when they keep their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.

Proverbs 12:13

  1. The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble.

Proverbs 10:19

  1. Don't talk too much, for it fosters sin. Be sensible and turn off the flow!

James 1:26

  1. If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.

Proverbs 18:21

  1. Those who love to talk will experience the consequences, for the tongue can kill or nourish life.

James 3:2

  1. We all make many mistakes, but those who control their tongues can also control themselves in every other way.
  2. We can make a large horse turn around and go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth.
  3. And a tiny rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot wants it to go, even though the winds are strong.
  4. So also, the tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do. A tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
  5. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life. It can turn the entire course of your life into a blazing flame of destruction, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
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