Proverbs 21:23 Cross References - MSB

²³ He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

¹⁹ When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

³ He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

²⁷ A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit. ²⁸ Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

²¹ Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

²⁶ If anyone among you considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

² We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. ³ When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal. ⁴ Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined. ⁵ In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. ⁶ 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 fire by hell. ⁷ All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, ⁸ but no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. ⁹ With the tongue we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. ¹⁰ Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be! ¹¹ Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? ¹² My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. ¹³ Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.