1. A ben chacham heareth his musar av, but a scoffer heareth not ge'arah (scolding, rebuke).
2. An ish shall eat tov by the fruit of his peh (mouth), but the nefesh of the bogedim (unfaithful ones, traitors) shall eat chamas.
3. He that is shomer over his peh (mouth) guards his nefesh, but he that openeth wide his sfatayim (lips) shall have ruin.