Psalms 34:13

מִֽי ־ הָאִישׁ הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים אֹהֵב יָמִים לִרְאוֹת טֽוֹב ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

In Context

12לְֽכוּ ־ בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ ־ לִי יִֽרְאַת יְהוָה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם ׃

14נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנְךָ מֵרָע וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָֽה ׃

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Cross References

Job 15:13כִּֽי ־ תָשִׁיב אֶל ־ אֵל רוּחֶךָ וְהֹצֵאתָ מִפִּיךָ מִלִּֽין ׃

Psalms 55:11יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה יְסוֹבְבֻהָ עַל ־ חוֹמֹתֶיהָ וְאָוֶן וְעָמָל בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ ׃

Proverbs 12:7הָפוֹךְ רְשָׁעִים וְאֵינָם וּבֵית צַדִּיקִים יַעֲמֹֽד ׃

Proverbs 12:22תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה שִׂפְתֵי ־ שָׁקֶר וְעֹשֵׂי אֱמוּנָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ ׃

Proverbs 18:21מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד ־ לָשׁוֹן וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָֽהּ ׃

Proverbs 21:23שֹׁמֵר פִּיו וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ שֹׁמֵר מִצָּרוֹת נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃

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 →

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