Proverbs 13:3 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 3 The one guarding his mouth* protects his life,*+But the one opening his lips wide will come to ruin.+ Proverbs 21:23 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 23 The one guarding his mouth and his tongueKeeps himself* out of trouble.+ James 1:26 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 26 If any man thinks he is a worshipper of God* but does not keep a tight rein on* his tongue,+ he is deceiving his own heart, and his worship is futile.
3 The one guarding his mouth* protects his life,*+But the one opening his lips wide will come to ruin.+
26 If any man thinks he is a worshipper of God* but does not keep a tight rein on* his tongue,+ he is deceiving his own heart, and his worship is futile.