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A thoughtful grown man pauses with closed lips against a plain wall.
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Proverbs 13:3

Guarding the Mouth

Guarded Speech, Patient Gain, and Wise Companions · Proverbs 13

Story guide: Closed lips picture guarded speech; a broken clay horn compares unchecked speech with ruin.

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3Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; whoever opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

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