He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.Proverbs 13:3
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
נֹצֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃
- נֹצֵ֣רno.Tzer“[one who] guards”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
- פִּ֭יוpiv“mouth his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer“[is] protecting”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
- נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Sho“life his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
- פֹּשֵׂ֥קpo.Sek“[one who] opens”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from פָּשַׂק · “to open” · Strong's H6589
- שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tav“lips his”Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
- מְחִתָּה־me.chi.tah-“ruin”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְחִתָּה · “terror” · Strong's H4288
- לֽוֹ׃lo“[belongs] to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)