Verse List for PROV 21:23

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B I ◄ ← Prov 21:23 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Any person who guards their mouth and tongue ⇔ → will keep trouble away from their life.

OET-LV one _who_guards mouth _of_his and_tongue _of_his is_keeping from_troubles self _of_his.

ULT One who keeps his mouth and his tongue ⇔ keeps his life from distress.

UST People who are careful about what they say ⇔  avoid becoming distressed.

BSB & MSB He who guards his mouth and tongue ⇔  keeps his soul from distress.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue ⇔  keeps his soul from troubles.

NET The one who guards his mouth and his tongue ⇔ keeps his life from troubles.

LSV Whoever is keeping his mouth and his tongue,
Is keeping his soul from adversities.

FBV If you watch what you say, you can save yourself a lot of trouble.

T4T ⇔  Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] ⇔  are able to avoid trouble.

LEB • He who guards his mouth and his tongue,
• he guards his life[fn] from danger.

BBE He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Moff He who is careful of his lips and tongue ⇔  will manage to keep clear of trouble.

JPS Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

ASV Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue ⇔ Keepeth his soul from troubles.

DRA He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.

YLT Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

Drby Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

RV Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
(Whoso/Whoever keepeth/keeps his mouth and his tongue keepeth/keeps his soul from troubles.)

SLT He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.

Wbstr Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

KJB-1769 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
(Whoso/Whoever keepeth/keeps his mouth and his tongue keepeth/keeps his soul from troubles.)

KJB-1611 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from troubles.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
(Whoso/Whoever keepeth/keeps his mouth and his tongue, the same keepeth/keeps his soul from troubles.)

Gnva He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.
(He that keepeth/keeps his mouth and his tongue, keepeth/keeps his soul from afflictions.)

Cvdl Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
(Whoso/Whoever keepeth/keeps his mouth and his tongue, the same keepeth/keeps his soul from troubles.)

Wycl He that kepith his mouth and his tunge, kepith his soule from angwischis.
(He that keepeth/keeps his mouth and his tongue, keepeth/keeps his soul from anguishis.)

Luth Wer seinen Mund und Zunge bewahret, der bewahret seine SeeLE vor Angst.
(Who his mouth and tongue preserved/kept/retained, the/of_the preserved/kept/retained his soul before/in_front_of fear/anxiety.)

ClVg Qui custodit os suum et linguam suam custodit ab angustiis animam suam.
(Who keeps/guards mouth his_own and tongue/language his_own keeps/guards away narrow the_soul his_own.)

UHB שֹׁמֵ֣ר פִּ֭י⁠ו וּ⁠לְשׁוֹנ֑⁠וֹ שֹׁמֵ֖ר מִ⁠צָּר֣וֹת נַפְשֽׁ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὃς φυλάσσει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν γλῶσσαν, διατηρεῖ ἐκ θλίψεως τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.

BrTr He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.