John Trapp on Proverbs 13:3

Verſ. 3. Hee that keepeth his mouth] As the guard keepeth the gates in a ſiege. God hath ſet a double guard of lips and teeth before this gate; and yet unleſs hee himſelf ſet the watch, and keep the door, all will bee loſt, Pſal. 141.3.

But hee that openeth wide his lips] As ſhee did her feet, to multiply her Whoredomes, Ezek. 16.25. [non-Latin text not transcribed] Gaping-mouthed men are noted for fools by Lucian and Ariſtophanes. Scalig Arab, Prov. cent. 1. Prov. 75. An open mouth is a purgatory to the Maſter ſay wee. And cave ne feriat lingua tua collum tuum, ſay the Arabians in their Proverb; Take heed that thy tongue cut not thy throat.