Psalms 34:13
Who is the man that desireth life: who loveth to see good days?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
In Context
12Come, children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
14Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Cross References
Job 15:13Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth ?
Psalms 55:11Cast down, O Lord, and divide their tongues; for I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.
Proverbs 12:7Turn the wicked, and they shall not be: but the house of the just shall stand firm.
Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal faithfully please him.
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
Proverbs 21:23He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:12-22
An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord . 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of… Read the whole commentary →