Proverbs 21:23 meaning and explanation
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Proverbs 21:23, Berean Standard Bible
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This saying from the wise teachers of Proverbs is addressed to anyone willing to listen. It pictures the mouth and tongue as something to be guarded, like a gate or a watchpost; the Hebrew word shamar carries the sense of keeping watch or protecting.
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