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Proverbs 13:3-5
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Proverbs 13:3-5
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
3 Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
those who open wide their lips come to ruin.
4 The appetite of the lazy craves, and gets nothing,
while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.
5 The righteous hate falsehood,
but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully.
Proverbs 13:3-5
New International Version
Proverbs 13:3-5
New International Version
3 Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)
4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(D)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
5 The righteous hate what is false,(E)
but the wicked make themselves a stench
and bring shame on themselves.
Proverbs 13:3-5
King James Version
Proverbs 13:3-5
King James Version
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
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