3  ^xSet a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;

^ykeep watch over the door of my lips!

8  ^qThe wise of heart will receive commandments,

but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

19  ^eWhen words are many, transgression is not lacking,

^fbut whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

3  ^tWhoever guards his mouth preserves his life;

^uhe who opens wide his lips ^vcomes to ruin.

27  Whoever ^wrestrains his words has knowledge,

and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

28  Even a fool ^xwho keeps silent is considered wise;

when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.