Those who guard their lips preserve their lives

Proverbs 13:1-25
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
A person's riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
Dishonest money dwindles away(逐漸消失)Who, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
The righteous eat to their hearts' content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
How people respond to life's alternatives determines which of these two groups they join. The wise, on Proverbs definition of wisdom, will be righteous. The gullible (輕信)fool is always teetering(搖搖欲墜) on the edge of wrongdoing. It is more than likely he will end up among the wicked. The proverbs below describe the righteous life - the life of integrity - and the blessing it brings to the individual and the community. God loves and protects the righteous. The wicked are subject to God's wrath. If they flourish, it is only for a short time. They are heading straight for death and destruction.
Why?
God will reward the righteousness man but makes downfall to wicked. Even they have some money but it is alway teetering.
Guard my lips preserve my life, for rashly apeak comes to ruin.
How?
Listen to advise and guard my lips is wisdom.