3 He 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 guards נֹצֵ֣ר H5341 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his mouth פִּ֭יו H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular protects שֹׁמֵ֣ר H8104 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his life נַפְשׁ֑וֹ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular [but] the one who opens פֹּשֵׂ֥ק H6589 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his lips שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular invites his own ruin מְחִתָּה־ H4288 Noun - feminine singular