Proverbs 13:2-3 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

²From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things,

but the desire of the faithless is violence.

³He who guards his mouth protects his life,

but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

— Proverbs 13:2-3

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