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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comKeil and Delitzsch Commentary - Proverbs 21:23 - 21:23
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23 He that guardeth his mouth and his tongue,
Keepeth his soul from troubles.
Pro 13:3 resembles this. He guardeth his mouth who does not speak when he does better to be silent; and he guardeth his tongue who says no more than is right and fitting. The troubles comprehend both external and internal evils, hurtful incidents and (נפשׁ) צרות לבב, Psa 25:17; Psa 31:8, i.e., distress of conscience, self-accusation, sorrow on account of the irreparable evil which one occasions.