Proverbs 21:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
Proverbs 21:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 21:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 21:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 21:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.”
Proverbs 21:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 21:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.”
Proverbs 21:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.”
Proverbs 21:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 21:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
Proverbs 21:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 21:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.”
Proverbs 21:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 21:23 in Context — Proverbs 21
21 El que sigue la justicia y la misericordia, hallará la vida, la justicia, y la honra.
22 La ciudad de los fuertes tomó el sabio, y derribó la fuerza en que ella confiaba.
23 El que guarda su boca y su lengua, su alma guarda de angustias.
24 Soberbio y presuntuoso escarnecedor es el nombre del que obra con orgullosa saña.
25 El deseo del perezoso le mata, porque sus manos no quieren trabajar.
What Does Proverbs 21:23 Mean?
Proverbs 21:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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