Psalms 34:13
(34:14) Guard thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
In Context
12(34:13) Who is the man that desireth life, loveth [many] days, that he may see happiness?
14(34:15) Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Cross References
Job 15:13That thou shouldst turn against God thy spirit, and utter [such] words out of thy mouth?
Psalms 55:11(55:12) Mischief is in her midst: guile and deceit depart not from her streets.
Proverbs 12:7The wicked are suddenly overthrown, and are no more; but the house of the righteous will endure.
Proverbs 12:22An abomination of the Lord are lips of falsehood; but they that deal in faithfulness [obtain] his favor.
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 21:23Whoso guardeth his mouth and his tongue guardeth his soul against distresses.
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 →