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| A foul mouth must be provided with a strong back. Danish. | 1 |
| A man must keep his mouth open a long time before a roast pigeon will fly into it. Danish. | 2 |
| A mouth fu’ o’ meat may be a town fu’ o’ shame. | 3 |
| A shut mouth keeps me out of strife. Portuguese. | 4 |
| A wise head has a close mouth to it. | 5 |
| All is not gospel that comes out of the mouth. | 6 |
| Beware of errors of the mouth. Hindu. | 7 |
| He has a mouth for every matter. | 8 |
| He has neither a mouth nor a spear, can neither talk nor act. French. | 9 |
| He must have plenty of meal who would stop every man’s mouth. | 10 |
| He that hath a mouth of his own should not say to another, “blow.” | 11 |
| He who would close another man’s mouth must first tie up his own. Danish. | 12 |
| I have a mouth which I feed, it must speak what I please. Dutch. | 13 |
| Mouth and heart are wide apart. German. | 14 |
| Mouth civility is no great pains but may turn to good account. | 15 |
| Mouth of honey, heart of gall. Portuguese. | 16 |
| Mouth shut and eyes open. Italian. | 17 |
| Once in people’s mouths ’tis hard to get out of them. German. | 18 |
| Open thy mouth that I may know thee. | 19 |
| Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. | 20 |
| Put a seal upon your mouth, and guard your heart with the same vigilance as the ramparts of a city. Chinese. | 21 |
| The mouth and the purse shut. Spanish. | 22 |
| The mouth is not sweetened by saying “honey, honey.” Turkish. | 23 |
| The mouth often utters what the head must answer for. Danish. | 24 |
| The mouth that says “yes” says “no.” Spanish, Portuguese. | 25 |
| The virtue of the mouth healeth all it toucheth. | 26 |
| Two eyes, two ears and only one mouth. German. | 27 |
| Your mouth hath beguiled your hands. | 28 |
| Your mouth is a sweet plum, your hand is a thorn bush. Tolaga. | 29 |
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