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Proverbs 13:3 · Biblica® Open Igbo Contemporary Bible 2020

Mmadụ zuruoke bụ onye na-ejide ire ya aka!* Ma onye ekwuruekwu na-ewetara onwe ya mbibi.

Proverbs 13:3 in English

Proverbs 13:3 · Berean Standard Bible

He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Context

1Nwa maara ihe na-ege ntị na ndụmọdụ nna ya ma onye na-akwa emo adịghị ege ntị nʼịba mba. 2Onye na-eme ezi ihe ga-esite nʼokwu ọnụ ya nweta ụgwọ ọrụ, ma ndị na-aghọgbu ibe ha ga-anata ihe ike dịka ụgwọ ọrụ ha. 3Mmadụ zuruoke bụ onye na-ejide ire ya aka!* Ma onye ekwuruekwu na-ewetara onwe ya mbibi. 4Ndị umengwụ na-achọ ọtụtụ ihe ma ọ dịghị ihe ha na-enweta; ma onye na-arụsị ọrụ ike na-enweta ihe niile ọ chọrọ. 5Onye ezi omume kpọrọ ụgha asị, ma okwu ọnụ onye na-emebi iwu na-ewetara ya ihere na nkọcha.

Igbo text and audio: Biblica® Open Igbo Contemporary Bible™, made available under an open license by Biblica, Inc.