Psalms 140:3
Lord, sette thou a keping to my mouth; and a dore of stonding aboute to my lippis.
Bible (Wycliffe)
In The King James Version
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
In Context
2Mi preier be dressid as encense in thi siyt; the reisyng of myn hondis be as the euentid sacrifice.
Cross References
Psalms 52:2Thei ben `corrupt, and maad abhomynable in her wickidnessis; noon is that doith good.
Psalms 58:4For lo! thei han take my soule; stronge men fellen in on me.
Psalms 64:3Here thou my preier; ech man schal come to thee.
Proverbs 12:18A man is that bihetith, and he is prickid as with the swerd of conscience; but the tunge of wise men is helthe.
Isaiah 59:3For whi youre hondis ben defoulid with blood, and youre fyngris with wickidnesse; youre lippis spaken leesyng, and youre tunge spekith wickidnesse.
Jeremiah 9:3and thei helden forth her tunge as a bouwe of leesyng, and not of treuthe Thei ben coumfortid in erthe, for thei yeden out fro yuel to yuel, and thei knewen not me, seith the Lord.