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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

Proverbs 21:23

v. 23. Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, that is, he who can control them properly, both in refraining from speech and in speaking at the right time and to some definite purpose, keepeth his soul from troubles; for a garrulous fool is always making difficulties for himself.

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Our words can be dangerous. We might gossip or tell lies. We might insult other people. We might even make evil plans. We do not want to suffer a punishment for our evil words. We should ask God to f...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    WHOSO KEEPETH HIS MOUTH AND HIS TONGUE, &C — See above on Proverbs 12:13....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    שֹׁמֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו וּ לְשֹׁונֹ֑ו שֹׁמֵ֖ר מִ צָּרֹ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb in...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Mouth, from eating too much. (Lyranus)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    WHOSO KEEPETH HIS MOUTH AND HIS TONGUE from offensive and provoking speeches, keepeth his soul, his person, from troubles; which a licentious and abusive tongue frequently brings upon a man....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 21:23 guards H8104 (H8802) mouth H6310 tongue H3956 Keeps H8104 (H8802) soul H5315 troubles H6869...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles._ THE CHRISTIAN GOVERNING HIS TONGUE Instead of simply commanding with supreme authority that men should keep their mouths and t...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:22_ A WISE MAN AND A MIGHTY CITY I. THE CITY OF THE MIGHTY WILL NOT EASILY YIELD TO CONQUERORS. When a fortress encloses within its walls many strong arms and stout he...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION PROVERBS 21:1 THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the gardener's...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31. Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    James 1:26; James 3:2; Proverbs 10:19; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:3

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