Proverbs 21:23
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
BSB
ASV
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
KJV
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Pambo said to Antony, 'What shall I do?' Antony said, 'Do not trust in your own righteousness. Do not go on sorrowing over a deed that is past. Keep your tongue and your belly under control.'
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
leads to
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on…
Through
Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
leads to
Life and death 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 a snare to his soul.
Through
James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
leads to
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.