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Proverbs 21:23

NETBible	The one who guards his mouth and his tongue¹ keeps his life² from troubles.³
NIV © biblegateway Pro 21:23	He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 21:23	He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 21:23	If you keep your mouth shut, you will stay out of trouble.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 21:23	Watch your words and hold your tongue; you'll save yourself a lot of grief.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 21:23	He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 21:23	To watch over mouth and tongue is to keep out of trouble.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 21:23	Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
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KJV	Whoso keepeth <08104> (8802) his mouth <06310> and his tongue <03956> keepeth <08104> (8802) his soul <05315> from troubles <06869>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 21:23	He who guards <08104> his mouth <06310> and his tongue <03956> , Guards <08104> his soul <05315> from troubles <06869> .
LXXM	ov <3739> R-NSM fulassei <5442> V-PAI-3S to <3588> T-ASN stoma <4750> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ thn <3588> T-ASF glwssan <1100> N-ASF diathrei <1301> V-PAI-3S ek <1537> PREP yliqewv <2347> N-GSF thn <3588> T-ASF quchn <5590> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	The one who guards <08104> his mouth <06310> and his tongue <03956> keeps <08104> his life <05315> from troubles <06869> .
HEBREW	wspn <05315> twrum <06869> rms <08104> wnwslw <03956> wyp <06310> rms (21:23) <08104>

NETBible

The one who guards his mouth and his tongue¹ keeps his life² from troubles.³

NET Notes

¹sn “Mouth” and “tongue” are metonymies of cause, signifying what one says (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV).

²tn This part could also be translated “keeps himself” (so NIV), for נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) often simply means “the whole person.” The participle שֹׁמֵר (shomer) is repeated from the first line in the parallelism – to guard what is said is to guard against difficulty.

³sn The “troubles” (צָרוֹת, tsarot) here could refer to social and legal difficulties into which careless talk might bring someone (e.g., 13:3; 18:21). The word means “a strait, a bind, difficulty.” Careless and free talking could get the person into a tight spot.