Psalms 39:1 KJV
To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Psalms 39:1, King James Version
In context
1 To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
- Psalms 141:3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
- James 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
- Psalms 119:9 ב BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
- Micah 7:5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.