Proverbs 13:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

He that keepeth his mouth, to wit, to the opening of it; who speaks sparingly, and with due care and caution; keepeth his life; prevents many sins and mischiefs which others run into. He that openeth wide his lips, that takes liberty to speak every thing which pleaseth him, or cometh into his mind, shall have destruction, from God or men.

Proverbs 13:3

3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.