3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 13:3
Instruction, Speech, Desire, Wealth, and the Way of the Wise
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts about instruction, speech, diligence, righteousness, wealth, pride, counsel, desire, discipline, companionship, inheritance, injustice, parental correction, and satisfaction.
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Verse 3
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He who guardsנֹצֵ֣רH5341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis mouthפִּ֭יוH6310Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularprotectsשֹׁמֵ֣רH8104Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular[but] the one who opensפֹּשֵׂ֥קH6589Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוH8193Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularinvites his own ruinמְחִתָּה־H4288Noun - feminine singular