Posted by Jeff Short on April 24, 2017 · Leave a Comment
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
– Proverbs 13:3
This proverb is about controlling one’s mouth, or speech. Keeping one’s mouth refers to guarding or keeping watch over your mouth. Regulating speech is a recurring theme in the Proverbs (Proverbs 10:19). In most cases, it is better to say too little than too much. The indication in the first phrase is that keeping the
mouth also keeps the
life (Proverbs 21:23). The word for
openeth wide in this context means to be talkative. “The mouth of fools poureth out foolishness” (Proverbs 15:2). The consequence of open-mouth talking is
destruction, or ruin (Proverbs 12:13).
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Proverbs 13:3
Posted by Jeff Short on April 24, 2017 · Leave a Comment
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
This proverb is about controlling one’s mouth, or speech. Keeping one’s mouth refers to guarding or keeping watch over your mouth. Regulating speech is a recurring theme in the Proverbs (Proverbs 10:19). In most cases, it is better to say too little than too much. The indication in the first phrase is that keeping the mouth also keeps the life (Proverbs 21:23). The word for openeth wide in this context means to be talkative. “The mouth of fools poureth out foolishness” (Proverbs 15:2). The consequence of open-mouth talking is destruction, or ruin (Proverbs 12:13).– Proverbs 13:3
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